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Strong narratives and beliefs that often aren't really true can be a really effective method of weight loss and maintenance for some people. But I would say this isn't something

This mouse study is used as evidence that seed oils (linoleic acid) causes obesity. It uses very well controlled diets. Mice eating 1% linoleic acid gained less fat than those

Do seed oils (linoleic acid) cause obesity? Discussion on this often involves rodent studies. But there are a lot of rodent studies out there and they can be difficult to

Reading some of the replies to this makes me think about how much basic knowledge about nutrition and physiology aren't talked about much because they aren't controversial. Contrarian social media

I've seen this claim that phytic acid in plant foods blocks the zinc from being absorbed from animal foods like oysters.It does look like a worrying graph. But I don't

Cocoa butter and it's stearic acid content are quite interesting when fed to mice.Take this study for example. Mice fed high-fat diets with 60% of calories from 8 different fats

You don't fight a pandemic by telling people to be healthier. This isn't how viruses work or how immunology works, or how social determineants of health work. It should not