Food & Nutrition

Energy drinks are increasingly styled not as edgy or dangerous but as wellness products.

If your wine smells like wet dog, soggy cardboard, or grandma’s basement, don’t blame the dog. A strange phenomenon called "cork taint" arises from groundwater pollution followed by microbial metabolism. 

“Don’t eat anything with more than five ingredients, or ingredients you can't pronounce.”  – Michael Pollan

Cinnamon may have many uses in the kitchen, but its popularity is surging for other reasons. In the past, research has shown it could reduce blood glucose levels in Type 2 diabetes, as well as improve other conditions. 

Seed oils have had a rough ride, especially since MAHA took over.

Join Cameron English and  Dr. Chuck Dinerstein on Episode 114 of the Science Dispatch podcast as they discuss:

RFK Jr. and I agree on pretty much nothing, but I happen to agree with his stance on getting rid of some food dyes. More or less. And with a cacophony of caveats.  Cancer is exploding, but only in RFK's imagination

Join Cameron English and  Dr. Chuck Dinerstein on Episode 112 of the Science Dispatch podcast as they discuss:

During my recent chat on Mark Hahn’s Drive Time Live radio program, we dove into the thorny world of organic farming.

Avoidable personal choices are now being blamed as the root cause of the unhealthy American, with diet a prime culprit.