Nutrition

Nutrition

No, a study didn’t show oat milk and veganism will make you depressed

Michael Marshall -
The media warned that vegan diets and oat milk cause depression – based on a study that says nothing of the sort.
Nutrition

How ultra-processed food fear can fuel anxiety and disordered eating

Maeve Hanan -
The mainstream panic around ultra-processed foods is contributing to food anxiety at a time when disordered eating is on the rise.
Nutrition

Unpacking the fear and panic around ultra-processed foods

Maeve Hanan -
Scaremongering claims about ultra-processed food fill make for eye-catching media headlines - but is fear of the dreaded UPF really evidence-based?
Nutrition

Why is Tesco’s free recipe magazine telling me about the health benefits of sea moss?

Alice Howarth -
When even supermarket recipe magazines are leading with health tips about sea moss, we need to stop treating wellness claims as "content"
Health

Hair analysis and bioresonance food sensitivity tests are simply junk science

Brian Eggo -
Companies selling food sensitivity tests that 'analyse' hair samples via bioresonance devices are selling little more than dietary paranoia
Extremism

Seed oils: how a panic over cooking fats is lubricating the alt-right pipeline

Alice Howarth -
The seed oils fear may look like just another nutritional panic, but it plays into an ideological drive towards 'traditional' alt-right ideals
Nutrition

Madmonq, or how not even video gamers are safe from the nutritional supplement industry

Alice Howarth -
As Esports becomes big business, wellness industry companies like Madmonq want in on the act, claiming to provide optimal nutrition for the pro video gamer
Nutrition

The real-world harm of nutritional misinformation

Maeve Hanan -
Fad diets and dubious claims about nutrition have always been popular, but with social media, avoiding bad food advice seems harder than ever
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