Imagine sitting down for breakfast at a diner on a lazy Sunday morning. Sounds relaxing, right? Sure, until you are faced with the decision of what kind…
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Why the Study Linking High Infant BMI and Low Calorie Sweeteners is Misleading
Another day, another study on low-calorie sweeteners. This latest study looked at associations between women who reported drinking beverages containing low-calorie sweeteners while pregnant and the body mass…
Fast Take: Couples, Caffeine, & Healthy Pregnancies
The latest problematic study, rooted in spurious correlation and statistical manipulation, has sparked a round of headlines that connect couples’ caffeine consumption to miscarriages. It’s an incredibly…
Fast Take: Do Carbs Give You Lung Cancer? Here’s What Folks Are Missing About the Latest Study
This week, a new single-study is taking over the airwaves. Everywhere from the Today Show to Glamour magazine is featuring headlines touting serious panic, saying that carbs…
Fast Take: Does the Latest Study Mean Organic Meat & Dairy Are Better for You?
This week, the British Journal of Nutrition released two new meta-analyses that looked at milk and meat products, sparking headlines like The Guardian’s ‘Organic meat and milk…
Fast Take: The Latest Iteration of Sugar Panic
This week, headlines were terrifying. Sugar has been the focus of a great deal of research and debate lately (our concerns regarding studies with a mypoic focus are…
Newsbreak: New Metanalysis Shows the “Bigger Picture” on Low-calorie Sweeteners and Weight Management
Sometimes science is like a seesaw. You put the all the evidence for and against your hypothesis on each side, and see how it weighs out. When…
Coffee & Health: What the Science Says
What does a morning without coffee sound like to you? If you answered “scary, sleepy, and confusing”, you’re not alone. Over 80% of U.S. adults drink coffee…
Credible Click-Bait? 5 Ways Bloggers Can Communicate Science-Based Information
Flu season, afternoon snacks, your evening workout. It’s easy to forget that science is everywhere. It’s no longer in the hands of a few people, either. Every blog, tumblr,…
