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Most Commercial Childhood Drinks Can Raise Blood Pressure In Later Life

SAVE THE ADULT – July 23, 2026 - A 25-year study found that frequent consumption of soda, sports drinks, and fruit juice beginning in childhood was linked to a higher risk of high blood pressure in adulthood. Drinkin... Read More...

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Lots of Additives in Popular Snacks and Drinks

VIDEO – BETTER LIVING THROUGH CHEMISTRY – July 6, 2026 - Consumer Reports found that one-quarter of the products tested contained concerning amounts of additives. When contaminants were added to the analysis, that ro... Read More...

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Yummy Ultra-processed Foods Cause Heart Disease & Deaths

BUYER BEWARE – July 15, 2026 - Thousands of people could avoid dying of heart disease by reducing ultra-processed foods experts said, as a modelling study suggests junk food may be driving up to a third o... Read More...

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Food Preservatives Linked to High Blood Pressure

HOW HIGH? – June 30, 2026 - Compared with those who consumed the lowest amounts of preservatives, people with the highest intake had a 24% greater risk of developing hypertension. Researchers identified eight commonl... Read More...

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Ultra-processed Foods Linked to Obesity, Diabetes, Cancer, Metabolic Syndrome, and Early Death

BON APPETITE – June 24, 2026 - From protein bars to instant ramen, chicken nuggets, and some sliced breads, the wide range of foods that fall into the “ultra-processed” category can make them difficult to entirely ... Read More...

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Harvard Links Ultra-processed Foods to Cognitive Decline & Dementia

WHAT DOES HARVARD KNOW? – June 24, 2026 - If you’re concerned about keeping your brain healthy as you age, here’s one more reason to take a hard look at what’s in your pantry: a new study suggests that older adults w... Read More...

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Health Effects of Ultra-processed Foods

TO DIE FOR? – June 15, 2026 - Public concern over the effects of ultra-processed foods has been growing. Research has increasingly associated these foods with a higher risk of conditions like heart disease, diabetes,... Read More...

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Philip Morris & RJ Reynolds Brought Their Addiction Engineering to Ultra-processed Foods

ADDICTION IS PROFITABLE – une 14, 2026 - After reviewing tobacco industry archives, U. of C., professor Laura Schmidt found that when cigarette companies acquired major food brands in the 1980s, they carried over the... Read More...

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Common Food Additives Linked Heart Disease

AT SAFEWAY? – June 18, 2026 - Next time you’re in the supermarket, you might want to steer clear of foods high in certain preservatives. New research identifies a laundry list of additives potentially linked to poore... Read More...

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Diet Coke Triples Your Risk of Stroke

FOR GOLFERS ONLY? – June 8, 2026 - The marketing behind diet soda is what makes it that much more insidious. It’s sold to us as the responsible choice. This framing of being ‘the healthier swap’ has worked so well on... Read More...

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One in Five U.S. Ignoramouses Unaware of Link Between Diet and Blood Cholesterol Levels

EAT YOUR HEART OUT – June 8, 2026 - The poll included 2,200 U.S. adults surveyed May 26-27, 2026. When asked, “What is the effect of the following foods on an individual’s blood cholesterol level?” roughly half corre... Read More...

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Parallels Between Marketing Cigarettes and Ultra Processed Foods To Children

GREED WINS – June 3, 2026 - The American Journal of Public Health focuses on ultra-processed foods, and reveals that big tobacco companies used strategies that helped them sell cigarettes to sell ultra-processed food... Read More...

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How Diet Soda Impacts Your Liver

AND THE METALLIC TASTE? – May 25, 2026 - What about diet soda? Is it any better for the liver than regular soda? According to the hepatologists, diet soda doesn’t negatively impact the liver as much as regular soda d... Read More...

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Childhood Junk-Food Diet Rewires the Brain

THEY ARE WHAT THEY EAT – May 23, 2026 - “What we eat early in life really matters.” said Dr. Cristina Cuesta-Martí, the study’s lead author. “Early dietary exposure may leave hidden, long-term effects on feeding beha... Read More...

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Sorbitol Linked to Liver Disease

SUGAR RULES – May 11, 2026 - That “sugar-free” snack in your kitchen may not be as harmless as it looks. Scientists are raising new concerns about sorbitol, a common sweetener used in products marketed as low-calo... Read More...

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How Unhealthy Ultra-processed Foods are Marketed to Make Us Crave Them

AND DO WE EVER – May 2, 2026 - Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) make up about 70% of packaged food products on supermarket shelves, and even more in convenience stores. Our attraction to UPFs is no coincidence. UPF compa... Read More...

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How Long Does It Take to “Detox” From Sugar?

ONE GRANULE AT A TIME – April 29, 2026 - If you consume a decent amount of sugar, going on a sugar detox can seem like a good idea. After all, most health experts liken sugar to a drug that doesn’t really offer any h... Read More...

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Granola Bar Eaten by Millions is Worse Than a Candy

DENTISTS LOVE IT – April 25, 2026 - This popular lunchbox staple is closer to candy than to a truly nourishing bite. It’s the kind of bar that crinkles like virtue when you open it—and still delivers a sugar hit that... Read More...

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Fructose’s Role in Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome & Chronic Diseases

BON APPETITE – April 17, 2026 - Researchers examine how common dietary sweeteners, including table sugar (sucrose) and high-fructose corn syrup, impact human health. While both contain glucose and fructose, fructose ... Read More...

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When You Drink Diet Soda Every Day

WALL STREET PARTYS – April 20, 2026 - To learn more, we spoke to three registered dietitians to learn what nutrition (if any) diet soda provides, and what you can expect to happen in the body if you sip on it r... Read More...

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Ultraprocessed Foods Hurt Muscle Health

AUDIO – POISON AT RALPHS – April 14, 2026 - “What is not so well-known is that diet also has a significant impact on musculoskeletal health,” said Dr. Thomas Link. Muscles store fat in two ways: in “streaks” of fa... Read More...

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SPLENDA – “It’s Something You Should Not Be Eating”

BUT IT’S SO POPULAR – April 16, 2026 - A widely used artificial sweetener may not be as biologically “inert” as once believed. Research has raised concerns that a little-known chemical linked to sucralose, the main i... Read More...

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RFK Jr. Wants Dunkin’ to Prove Its Iced Coffee is Safe!

THEY CAN’T – Mar. 4, 2026 - “We’re going to ask Dunkin’ Donuts and Starbucks, ‘Show us the safety data that show that it’s OK for a teenage girl to drink an iced coffee with 115 grams of sugar in it,’” Kennedy told t... Read More...

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Ultra-Processed Foods Are Today’s Cigarettes

VIDEO – NO MATCHES NEEDED – Feb. 23, 2026 - “Cigarettes and UPFs are not simply natural products but highly engineered delivery systems designed specifically to maximize biological and psychological reinforcement and... Read More...

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How to Avoid Emotional Eating

DON’T GET EMOTIONAL? – Jan. 27, 2026 - If you’ve ever wondered how to avoid emotional eating, you might think the answer is more willpower or stricter rules. But emotional eating isn’t about weakness or brokenness. I... Read More...

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Ultra-processed Foods Addictive for Some People

VIDEO – AND THEN YOU DIE – Jan. 9, 2026 - A new study shows ultra-processed foods can trigger brain patterns similar to those seen in drug addiction for some people... See Website ... Read More...

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I Lost 7 lb. after 2 weeks in Sugar ‘rehab’

KIT KAT CLUB? – Jan. 12, 2026 - One night last spring I lay in bed with my heart pounding and my hands shaking. I’d eaten a huge bar of chocolate and my body was in revolt. This was crazy. I simply had to stop. I kne... Read More...

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Men Struggle with Eating Disorders Too—Here’s Why No One’s Talking About It

HUNGRY FOR APPROVAL – Jan. 13, 2026 - After 23 years specializing in eating disorders, about one-fourth of my practice is men. Men who binge eat. Men who obsess about food. Men who feel completely out of control. But... Read More...

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Are You A Sugar Addict? The Food Industry Wants You Hooked!

CEREAL ADDICTION – Dec. 19, 2025 - Many researchers and health professionals are recognizing sugar addiction is a real and harmful phenomenon. And the addiction isn’t our fault: it’s hidden in nearly every kind of fo... Read More...

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Heart Surgeon’s Four Foods Poisoning You

NOT BROCCOLI – Dec. 15, 2025 - Health authorities expect by 2050, more than 60 percent of Americans will have some form of heart disease. In a recently resurfaced TikTok video, Dr London highlighted four food and... Read More...

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