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Bad Health Journalism: ultra-processed edition
Ultra-processed foods are the hottest subject in nutrition. Is it too much to ask the journalists writing about them (and the researchers studying them…
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As obesity rates skyrocket, Dietary Guidelines go from being pro-vegetable to anti-meat. How'd that happen?
Watch carefully and you can see the sleight of hand built into the creation of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (courtesy of the Harvard School of…
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Bad Health Journalism, an addendum
The Atlantic defends seed oils on the basis that Americans "stopped cooking with tallow for a reason." But a good reason? I have to take exception.
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U.P. 1: In Defense of Bad Health Journalism
Reporters are supposed to be skeptical of their sources. So why do mainstream medicine and health reporters have such unconditional faith in the…
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Introducing My New Substack: Uncertainty Principles
I just sent you a free subscription to Uncertainty Principles, without explaining why. Here's the rationale.
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Uncertainty Principles
Uncertainty Principles
When what we don’t know is more important than what we do. Wrestling with conflict and controversy in science, medicine, health and nutrition.

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