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The hidden problem with counting calories for weight loss

When it comes to losing weight, it turns out the simple math of counting calories doesn’t always add up

The Independent UK · Jul 7

Home-Delivered Medically Tailored Meals Cut Hospitalizations by 31% in Medicaid Patients — and Saved Money Too

Nature Medicine study: medically tailored home meals cut Medicaid hospitalizations 31%, ER visits 20%, saving $3,433 per patient. At least 12 states are now expanding this.

Medical Daily · Jun 17

RFK Jr. makes food sound like a miracle drug. Researchers say he often overstates the science

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is promoting food as medicine, but experts say he's overstating what diet can do for serious illness

The Independent UK · Mar 19

Trump’s FDA chief suggests diabetics should take cooking classes under MAHA agenda

People with type 1 diabetes require insulin to live, while those with type 2 diabetes use insulin and other medications to help control their blood sugar levels

The Independent UK · May 25, 2025

There’s a new push to put whole milk back in schools. Here’s why

Whole and 2 percent milk has been banned from school meals since 2012

The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2025

Salad chain Sweetgreen is caving to conspiracy theories about seed oils. Why?

RFK Jr, Joe Rogan and other powerful voices have launched a crusade against the oils, saying they’re terrible for you. But nutrition experts disagree

The Guardian - US · Jan 21, 2025

Sugary drinks linked to millions of new diabetes and heart disease cases – study

Tufts University analysis highlights rise in global health inequalities, with fastest growth in linked diseases in Africa

The Guardian - UK · Jan 6, 2025

Restaurant critic's departure reveals potential hazards of the job

Restaurant critics appear to have the best job in journalism, enjoying meals a few nights a week on someone else’s dime

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2024

‘It’s eating what the sea provides’: Galicia’s Atlantic diet eclipses Mediterranean cousin

In Fisterra in north-west Spain, a diet rich in seafood, fruit and vegetables survives, and has been found to reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes and heart-related conditions

The Guardian - UK · Apr 13, 2024

No, drinking Diet Coke won't kill you, but experts say there are several good reasons to consider cutting back

While aspartame might be risky only in high amounts, other ingredients in diet soda, like phosphoric acid, may be more of a concern.

Fortune · Oct 28, 2023