Celebrities are known for a lot of things: great hair, spectacular public meltdowns, licking doughnuts … But “sound scientific insights” don’t always make the list. Unfortunately, there…
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Fast Take: 9 Days to Better Health?
We’ve talked about the issue with ‘single study syndrome’– promoting the results of a single study without including the context of the full body of science. We’ve…
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‘Soda Politics’ & Science: 5 Issues
This week, with the release of Soda Politics, the Food Insight team consulted our e-readers. ‘Soda’ is one of those words that can be very divisive among…
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Science Experts Warn About a Spreading Condition: “Single Study Syndrome”
Bites of information from a single study, and a few sensational headlines, can have tremendous impact on how consumers perceive health, nutrition and food safety. These are…
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Fast Take: Weight Loss “Without Giving Up a Single Calorie?”
“How Americans can lose a lot of weight without giving up a single calorie” is a headline that should be setting off significant mental warning alarms. In…
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New Research Shows Low-Calorie Sweeteners & Healthful Habits go Hand-in-Hand
We’re a month into 2015, and it’s time to check up on your New Year’s Resolutions. Are you hitting the gym, getting more sleep, or watching your…
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