1+ hour, 16+ min ago   (858+ words) I recently wrote about a nonsensical study claiming that artificially sweetened drinks contribute to cognitive decline. It was nonsense. Now there's a new study about sugary drinks and stomach cancer that's making the rounds. Is this one legit? Let's turn…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (845+ words) What came after fire as humanity’s earliest chemical technology? Fermentation—an ancient bit of biotechnology that gave us beer, bread, yogurt, cheese, and countless other foods long before anyone knew microbes existed. Today, fermentation is enjoying a new health halo,…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (251+ words) Stripped of the rhetoric, the proposed regulation: “Requires manufacturers to notify the FDA when concluding that the use of a substance added to human or animal food is GRAS.” The Cup Half Full - Exposing the Loophole The regulation is designed…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (434+ words) The true origin of this chemical mixture remains shrouded in mystery. One self-referential source dates the first recipe to a 1927 handbook, Tramping and Trailing with the Girl Scouts. Those ingredients, in the form we find them – the marshmallow, milk chocolate,…...

3+ week, 1+ hour ago   (513+ words) They are not pesticide-free. Organic farming permits crop protection products of natural or mineral origin, including vegetable oils, botanical extracts, and copper-based compounds. Copper sulfate, widely used against fungal diseases, can harm the environment and, when applied intensively, cause occupational…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (685+ words) Breast milk is often described as “liquid gold,” and in many ways the label fits. It isn’t just food but a living, dynamic fluid containing immune molecules, enzymes, hormones, and complex sugars that researchers are still working to fully map....

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (237+ words) “The banana is killing the benefits of the [blueberry smoothie].” The Instagram Medical group reports that adding bananas to your berry-filled smoothie reduces polyphenols – nutrients associated with lowering cardiovascular risk. But before we give up hope on a beloved smoothie,…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (919+ words) Wanna know what annoys me? (Perhaps a better question is what doesn't annoy me.) Near the top of this very long list is the constant and mostly nonsensical war on all things sweet. Sugar substitutes = bad. What is a soda…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (411+ words) "Natural," "minimally processed," "real food" — these labels encode the popular idea of healthy eating. In 2016, researchers at the University of São Paulo, led by physician and epidemiologist Carlos Monteiro, proposed the more systematic approach: the NOVA classification, which sorts foods…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (327+ words) Recently, this video exposé on Burger King came across our desks. Under a policy of never letting a chemophobic scare go to waste, let’s assess. It is true that a single menu item can contain a multiplicity of ingredients associated…...