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There are NO ‘Safe’ Levels of Processed Meat Consumption

TOFU FOREVER? – July 5, 2025 - We know that processed meat isn’t particularly good for us, having already been linked to dementia, diabetes, and cancer, but how much of it counts as a ‘safe’ level of consumption?&nbs... Read More...

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Experts Make Surprising Discovery About Diet Coke

DIET TO DEATH – July 1, 2025 - New studies reveal the health risks of drinking Diet Coke on a regular basis. According to Fox 5 DC, researchers have linked the soda to health complications, including metabolic and ca... Read More...

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Cheese May Actually Fuel Nightmares

ONLY ONE SLICE – July 4, 2025 - Weird dreams and vivid nightmares following late-night consumption of cheese products are surprisingly common complaints. Studies investigating the relationships between food, sleep, a... Read More...

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The Surprising Health Benefits of Spicy Food

SPICE UP YOUR LIFE – June 16, 2025 - Several studies find that people who regularly eat spicy food have better overall health and fewer diseases. A diet rich in spicy peppers was associated with less obesity, heart d... Read More...

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Truth Behind Energy Drink ‘flagged as cocaine’ In Drug Tests

AIN’T NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING – The controversy began when a Detroit Tigers sports reporter tweeted on June 8 that Major League Baseball (MLB) teams are advising players to avoid the popular drink. Celsius bevera... Read More...

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Truvia Sugar Substitute Posing Potential Stroke Risk

BUMMER – June 12, 2025 - Erythritol may impair cellular functions essential to maintaining brain blood vessel health, according to researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder. Findings suggest that erythritol i... Read More...

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Low-Calorie Diet Makes People Depressed

AND COWS HAPPY – June 5, 2025 - Skipping dessert really can leave you down in the dumps. No one who’s been on a diet has ever said “I love calorie restriction,” but a new study has found a not-so-surprising ... Read More...

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Most Popular Processed Foods Linked to Parkinson’s Disease

AND TOOTH DECAY – June 3, 2025 - People who eat a lot of ultra-processed foods, such as cold breakfast cereals, cookies, and hot dogs, may be more likely to develop early signs of Parkinson’s disease compared t... Read More...

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Sugar is ‘extremely dangerous’

DIABETES ANYONE? – May 12, 2025 - We owe our sweet tooths to the Arab world of the 7th and 8th centuries. It was in the newly founded Baghdad where people started our ongoing love of sweet treats, gorging themselves ... Read More...

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In a World of Addictive Foods…Can New Drugs Help?

MEDICATION NOT MEDITATION – May 7, 2025 - I was caught between what the food industry has done to make the American diet unhealthy and addictive and what my metabolism could accommodate ... These foods typically are ... Read More...

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Popular Foods Linked to PARKINSON’S Disease

MICHAEL J. FOX – May 7, 2025 - Scientists found people who ate 11 or more servings of ultraprocessed foods a day were 2.5 times more likely to have early signs of the progressive movement disorder Parkinson’s d... Read More...

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This Is the Worst Food for Your Heart

EAT AT YOUR OWN RISK – April 27, 2025 - Sugar-laden eats, alcohol, and fried foods are obvious choices to nix from your diet in the name of longevity, but doctors have another to add to that list: Processed meats.Lun... Read More...

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Eating Small Amount of Chicken Weekly Increases Risk of Dying by 27%

NO MORE BUCKETS – April 24, 2025 - Chicken has long been lauded as a healthy alternative to red and processed meats, which have been linked to diabetes, heart disease, and several cancers. But a new st... Read More...

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FDA Shuts Down Food Safety Checks

YOU WANT FRIES WITH THOSE MAGGOTS? – April 18, 2025 - In a move raising major concerns across the food industry, the FDA shuts down food safety quality checks amid staff cuts, putting key food testing programs ... Read More...

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Artificial Sweetener Tricks Your Brain Into Feeling More Hungry

Bon Appétit – April 4, 2025 - Nothing in life comes free, not even a sugar-free drink. Scientists have now linked the artificial sweetener sucralose (sold as Splenda) to yet another potential health downside... Read More...

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Healthy Diet Leads to Healthy Aging

YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT – March 27, 2025 - “Maintaining a healthy diet that was rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, unsaturated fats, nuts, and legumes during mid-life was linked to a higher likelihood of he... Read More...

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Splenda in Diet Drinks Changes Your Brain and Makes You Hungry

MAKES YOU FATTER? – March 29, 2025 - Artificial sweeteners, therefore, appear to confuse the brain, Page said, by sending signals of sweetness without delivering the needed calories the brain requires. Scientists hav... Read More...

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Coffee – YOU ARE WHAT YOU DRINK

CULTURE CLUB – April 2, 2025 - We've all heard it before — how you drink your coffee says a lot about who you are. From bold black coffee drinkers who are supposedly as intense as their brew to the sweet latte sipper... Read More...

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Coffee Will Cost More!

MAGIC BEANS – April 3, 2025 - About 80% of the coffee beans imported into the U.S. come from Latin America, and most coffee imports come from Brazil (35%) and Colombia (27%) as of 2023, according to the Department o... Read More...

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Artificial Sweeteners Cause Heart Attacks and Strokes?

NATURAL IS BETTER – March 20, 2025 - Sugar substitutes and artificial sweeteners show up in many diets and “low-calorie” products, promoted as a way to help people enjoy sweet flavors without the usual calories... Read More...

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Soda Disrupts Human Organ Functions

AUDIO – DYING FOR A DRINK? – March 21, 2025 - We’ve been warned repeatedly that sugary beverages are bad for us and are associated with a variety of diseases. But the hows and whys have perhaps not been communicated... Read More...

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12 Reasons To Stop Eating Added Sugars

HOW SWEET IT ISN’T – March 25, 2025 – 1. High sugar intake leads to frequent insulin spikes, which can eventually make cells less responsive to insulin, increasing the risk of type 2 diabetes. 2. Fruct... Read More...

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Are Slushies Making Kids Sick?

OF COURSE! – March 13, 2025 - The affected children exhibited similar clinical and biochemical signs, including decreased consciousness, a sudden and severe drop in blood sugar (hypoglycemia), and an accumulation of ... Read More...

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What’s the Difference Between Natural and Added Sugars?

REAL OR FAKE – March 11, 2025 - Low-sugar! Sugar-free! Made with natural sugars! These are all claims you might see on food packages, bloggers’ recipes or social media. With so many ways to say something has—or does ... Read More...

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Are Ultraprocessed Foods Addictive?

AUDIO – YA THINK? – March 6, 2025 - Over the last decade or so, research has revealed a clear pattern: People tend to overeat ultraprocessed foods. This could be one reason they’re linked with weight gain and obesity... Read More...

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Why Your Brain Says ‘thank you God’ to Sweets

AUDIO – CANDYLAND – Feb. 21, 2025 - Henning Fenselau, one of the study authors, says this suggests that people’s brains evolved to love sugar in excess. “Because sugar is so easy to metabolize, its consumption beyond... Read More...

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Ozempic & Wegovy Help Curb Alcohol Cravings

A MIRACLE DRUG? – Feb. 17, 2025 - The study authors reported that in the last month of treatment, participants in the semaglutide group significantly reduced their number of heavy drinking days, and about 40% o... Read More...

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Treatment for Binge Eating Disorder Shows Mixed Results

NO BUFFETS – Feb. 3, 2025 - The study explores the subjective experiences of individuals with binge eating disorder and prescribed lisdexamfetamine. Although many taking the medication reported reduced binge episodes... Read More...

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Amy Schumer Shares Scary Side Effect of Ozempic

WEIGHT UP – Feb, 1, 2025 - Amy Schumer once hopped on board the Ozempic trend, but the side effects were so intense she had to stop. I tried Ozempic almost three years ago and I was like bedridden, I was vomiting and... Read More...

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Processed Foods Major Health Risk to Kids

VIDEO – HARD TO SWALLOW – Feb. 3, 2025 - Childhood obesity has tripled since the 1970s, with one in five children overweight or obese! Experts attribute this trend to the prevalence of ultra-processed foods ... Read More...

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