ultra-processed foods

The study utilized data from the Nurses’ Health Study (NHS) and the Health Professionals Follow-up Study (HPFS). The NHS contributed about 75,000 women, and the HPFS about 40,000 men.

Earlier this month, The Wall Street Journal published an article on the impact of ultra-processed foods on our brains.

Of course, I might be forgiven for the hyperbole as to the specific topics, but as ACSH’s self-appointed generalist, I have allowed my curiosity free range this past year. Here are a few of my favorite writing moments.  

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Join hosts Cameron English and Dr. Chuck Dinerstein as they break down these stories on Episode 46 of the Science Dispatch podcast:

The study set out to create a 7-day menu of roughly 2000 calories aligned with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) while providing more than 80% of

Today's data comes from an online survey of vegans found on Facebook over two months. The vegan diet was assessed using, as always, a food frequency questionnaire.

5. Susan Goldhaber returns with an article on science in the courtroom, specifically that perennial toxic bad boy, glyphosate. There is a great deal of science, epidemiology, and statistics to understand why glyphosate is or is not a carcinogen.

The philosopher Aristotle taught that moderation was essential to virtuous living.

“Hall and his colleagues did their best to ensure that the only significant difference between the two groups was in how much processed food they consumed.