Does Drinking Diet and Sugary Drinks Really Raise the Risk of Liver Disease By Up to 60 Percent?
Plus, the links: More RFK vaccine shenanigans, links between chronic illness and disordered eating, and more.
Welcome to another installment of the Rethinking Wellness link roundup! Twice a month I share a small selection of links from around the internet that are relevant to the conversations we have here, along with some quick takes and occasional deeper dives for paid subscribers.
This week’s take/dive is about recent headlines claiming that even one serving a day of diet or sugar-sweetened beverages raises the risk of liver disease by up to 60 percent.
Links
Here are some pieces that got me thinking in the past few weeks. I found value in all of these, but links are not endorsements of every single detail in the piece or everything the writer ever wrote.
Your Attention is Sacred Except on Social Media (new book by our podcast editor/producer amelia hruby, phd!)
RFK Jr.: “Vaccines Don’t Save Lives” (Paul Offit) (I think he meant to say “caused reduced by advances in agriculture”)
Measles-free status in jeopardy in the Americas as outbreaks continue (Reuters)
Related: Acting CDC director calls to ‘break up’ the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine into three shots despite lack of evidence
What the New York Times Got Wrong About ADHD (Emily Edlynn)
On Chronic Illness, Disordered Eating, and Wellness Culture (Abbie Attwood)
In Case You Missed It
Thanks to everyone for their kind words about the above piece and my pregnancy 😊 I’ll be diving into more pregnancy-related topics soon!