Category: Nutrition
Implausible Apple Cider Vinegar Weight Loss Study Retracted
When a trial has results that defy basic biology, it's reasonable to be skeptical.
RFK Jr. Turns the Food Pyramid on Its Head
The antivax activist who is now our Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has turned his attention briefly from vaccines to food, all in order to promote the consumption of more meat and dairy products. Will this "make America healthy again"? I think you know the answer.
Detox 2026: What Big Wellness Wants You to Believe
Detox trends come and go. Modern “detox” claims, from microplastics to microbiome resets are marketing, not science.
Dr. Vinay Prasad: Bodily Autonomy Applies to Raw Milk, Not Vaccines
This is what it looks like when disinformation doctors pretend to value data and science to further their true objective, MAHA politics.
Should You Take Vitamin K With Your Vitamin D?
Vitamin K is increasingly marketed with Vitamin D. But is this combination evidence-based?
Seed Oils Are Not Bad For You
So-called “health influencers” – self-appointed health gurus spreading their unvetted opinions about health through social media, have apparently decided that seed oils are bad for you. Our chief health guru, RFK Jr, even blames seed oils for the obesity epidemic (based on the flimsiest of evidence and logic, which is his MO). I’m not exactly sure where this demonizing of seed oils...
#Oatzempic – The viral oat-based alternative to Ozempic?
Can the Oatzempic diet deliver Ozempic-like weight loss?
Are dietary sugar alcohol sweeteners safe?
Should we be concerned about new research linking sugar alcohols like xylitol and erythritol?
Ultraprocessed Foods
What are “ultraprocessed foods” and are they a health risk? One would think there is reason for concern, given all the hyped headlines, but as is often the case the data is somewhat complicated. The complexity begins with the fact that there is no agreed-upon operational definition of “ultraprocessed food” (UPF). Processed food generally refers to food products that are already prepared...
IgG Food Sensitivity Tests Not Valid
IgG testing for food sensitivity has not been validated by scientific evidence - that does not stop CAM practitioners.