The AHA Just Endorsed Coffee. Here's What the Evidence Actually Says.

I've covered this territory twice before — in June on bone health, and in July on respiratory infections specifically. The short version from that last piece: the evidence was cond…

I've covered this ground twice before — in May arguing that IF's "metabolic magic" was mostly calorie reduction in disguise, and in June when a new wave of trials still couldn't de…

When I last wrote about this topic, the central argument was that the headline-level claim — "red meat causes heart disease" — was doing a lot of work that the underlying epidemiol…

A quick note before we start: this topic overlaps with my June 3rd issue on vitamin D and bone health. That post focused on fractures and skeletal outcomes. This one takes a differ…

A few weeks ago, I wrote about coffee timing and cardiovascular mortality — specifically, the finding that morning drinkers fare better than all-day drinkers. That piece focused on…

Back in May, I argued that intermittent fasting's metabolic "magic" is probably just eating less. A fresh wave of research has landed since then — including a BMJ network meta-anal…

Here's a question that should make you suspicious of every red meat headline you've ever read: when researchers find that people who eat more red meat have higher rates of heart di…

For decades, the advice was so routine it barely registered as advice. Older adult? Take your calcium and vitamin D. Keep your bones strong. Stay on your feet. It was the kind of r…

The Claim: Coffee Is a Cardiovascular Risk For decades, the received wisdom was clear: coffee raises your blood pressure, strains your heart, and should be rationed like a guilty p…

The pitch for intermittent fasting has always been seductive: don't just eat less — eat differently, and unlock metabolic benefits that go beyond simple calorie math. Shrink your e…

The organic food industry has built a multi-billion dollar market on a simple intuition: fewer synthetic inputs going in means something better coming out. It's a reasonable hypoth…

Walk into any pharmacy and the probiotic shelf has the confident energy of a section that has already won the argument. Dozens of products, billions of CFUs, strain names that soun…

The phrase landed with the satisfying thud of a public health revelation. Sitting is the new smoking. It spread from wellness blogs to corporate wellness programs to standing desk…

Fair. Let's go there. --- The Claim: The Right Supplements Strengthen Your Defenses The pitch is intuitive. Your immune system fights infection. Certain nutrients are involved in i…

Walk into any pharmacy in January and you'll see it: a wall of supplements promising to "boost" your immune system. Elderberry gummies, zinc lozenges, megadose vitamin C — the impl…

The Claim: Your Screen Is Stealing Your Sleep, and These Glasses Will Give It Back The pitch has been everywhere for the better part of a decade. Blue light from your phone, laptop…

Somewhere between the wellness influencers and the biohacking podcasts, intermittent fasting acquired a reputation it probably doesn't deserve. Not as a bad diet — it isn't — but a…

--- The Claim Somewhere between the third cold-press ad and the wellness influencer's "reset protocol," a belief took hold: that modern life fills your body with toxins, and that a…

Somewhere along the way, "breakfast is the most important meal of the day" became one of those facts that feels too obvious to question. It's on cereal boxes, in school nutrition p…