The Corporate Playbook Behind Undermining Dietary Guidelines

The Corporate Playbook Behind Undermining Dietary Guidelines

International Life Sciences Institute, a nonprofit, is accused of being a front group for Coca-Cola and other junk food giants. In 2019, a series of reviews was published in the Annals of Internal Medicine that concluded the same thing that past reviews have...
The Burden of Weight Bias

The Burden of Weight Bias

Please note: This blog and its accompanying video discuss the important and troubling issue of weight bias and discrimination, which may be a sensitive topic for some readers. How might weight stigma be a vicious cycle? Although total fasting can dramatically increase...
Weight Bias in Health Care

Weight Bias in Health Care

Please note: This blog and its accompanying video discuss the important and troubling issue of weight bias and discrimination, which may be a sensitive topic for some readers. How common is weight stigmatization in health care? Described as the last “acceptable” form...
Nuts, Meat, and the Flaw in Nutrition Studies

Nuts, Meat, and the Flaw in Nutrition Studies

Do people who eat nuts live longer simply because they replace protein from animals with protein from plants? The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition “is the highest-ranked peer-reviewed scientific journal in nutrition and dietetics.” That should tell you a lot...
Micromorts: Putting Risk Into Perspective

Micromorts: Putting Risk Into Perspective

A micromort, a unit for comparing and communicating risk to patients, is equivalent to a one-in-a-million chance of dying. Hundreds of millions of operations are performed every year, and the risk of death is typically around half a percent, to which patients might...
What Foods Help Hair Growth?

What Foods Help Hair Growth?

Hot peppers, soy foods, and pumpkin seeds may help with hair loss. Androgenic or androgenetic alopecia is one of the most common chronic problems seen by dermatologists. In men, it’s called male pattern hair loss, and in women, it’s called female pattern hair loss....