The food industry has long touted its products as impossible to resist. But with a spotlight on the perils of compulsive eating, that tactic is getting another look.
Category: Diet and Nutrition
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The Meme King of Longevity Now Wants to Sell You Olive Oil
Bryan Johnson, a data-obsessed Silicon Valley centimillionaire, is promoting food and supplements that promise to help people live longer. Scientists say his program is highly questionable. So why are people flocking to it?
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U.S. Diet Panel Adds Another Researcher With Alcohol Industry Ties
After dropping two Harvard experts who had received industry support, the National Academies turned to a colleague with a similar background.
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WIC Food Assistance for Mothers and Children Faces Funding Shortfall
The Agriculture Department has warned that millions of eligible pregnant and postpartum women and their children could risk missing out on nutrition assistance if Congress does not increase funding.
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How to Survive Long-Haul Flights
Though extreme long-haul air travel never gets easier, there are some things you can do to make it slightly less terrible.
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Healthy Snack Ideas for Planes, Trains and Road Trips
Eating well on the road takes a bit of forethought, but it’s doable.
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Oprah revela que toma un medicamento para bajar de peso
Durante décadas, Oprah Winfrey ha estado al centro de las conversaciones en Estados Unidos sobre los prejuicios contra el peso y las dietas. Ahora, regresa al debate.
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Oprah Says She Is on a Weight Loss Drug and ‘Done With the Shaming’
Ms. Winfrey has spent decades as a dominant figure in the country’s conversations about weight bias and dieting.
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Bellevue Hospital Rushes Patients Into Weight-Loss Surgery
New York’s Bellevue Hospital performs thousands of the lucrative surgeries a year, even on Rikers Island prisoners and other inappropriate patients.
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Scientists in Discredited Alcohol Study May Advise U.S. on Drinking Guidelines
Two researchers with ties to beer and liquor companies have been named to a panel that will review the health evidence on alcohol consumption.
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Were We the ‘Fat Couple’?
If that’s how our friends saw us, I couldn’t bear it.
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Thanksgiving Is All About Food. Will Ozempic Make It Better or Worse?
The weight-loss drugs that have swept into the cultural conversation crash into a holiday that’s all about food.