→ The Nurses’ Health Study (NHS) began in 1976, with one clear purpose, to find "whether there are long term health effects of various forms of contraception."
→ NHS data led to monumental scientific contributions, including pivotal insights into the health effects of trans fat, how lifestyle influences cancer development, and revisions to the national dietary guidelines.
→ We interviewed Meir Stampfer, MD, DrPH, Principal Investigator of the Nurses’ Health Study, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
The Nurses’ Health Study, which started with 120,000 women in the mid 1970s, has irrevocably impacted how we understand diabetes, heart disease and cancers.
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