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Why I Don’t Use A.I. in My Writing, Research, or Illustration

Plus, the links: How to deal with a mom teaching anti-fat bias to her daughter, sleep-tracker woes, RFK Jr.'s vaccine-committee overhaul, and more

Jun 18 •

Christy Harrison, MPH, RD

Why Rigid Food Rules Sometimes Lead to Secret Binges (It's Not Just You)

Plus, the links: Ultra-processed foods, the MAHA report's fake citations, endometriosis diets, and more

Jun 4 •

Christy Harrison, MPH, RD

Casey Means's Book Is Full of Dubious Claims, Anti-Fat Bias, and Rigid Diet Rules

Plus, the links: vaccine system upended, fluoride supplements under fire, AI in pre-K, and more

May 22 •

Christy Harrison, MPH, RD

Why Are We So Attracted to One-Size-Fits-All Wellness Advice?

Plus, the links: wellness bros, a deep dive into orthorexia, letting go of perfectionism, and more

May 7 •

Christy Harrison, MPH, RD

Food Dyes, Fearful Doctors, and Food-Safety Fails

Plus, the links: WeightWatchers goes bankrupt, RFK's falsehoods about autism, the food-sensitivity test to MAHA Mom pipeline, and more

Apr 24 •

Christy Harrison, MPH, RD

Why is this popular public-health nutritionist so uncritical of RFK?

Plus, the links: The worst person to put in charge of a study, how to think about midlife, Dr. Oz goes to Washington, and more

Apr 3 •

Christy Harrison, MPH, RD

How RFK’s Attack on Food Ingredients Promotes Disordered Eating

Plus, the links: Brain fog, fatphobia at the doctor's office, threats to vaccine infrastructure, and more

Mar 19 •

Christy Harrison, MPH, RD

Does This Study Really Show Diets Are *Good* for Disordered Eating?

Plus, the links: RFK Jr. and measles, a "functional" doctor goes full MAHA, unpacking the weight-cycling research, and more

Mar 5 •

Christy Harrison, MPH, RD

A Wellness Misinformationist Is In Charge of Health Policy. What Now?

Plus, the links: The best ways to respond to misinformation, how to stop being a jerk to yourself, and more.

Feb 19 •

Christy Harrison, MPH, RD

Vaccines Don't Cause Autism. Why Do People Think They Do?

Plus, the links: RFK Jr. is America's Huberman Husband, a deep dive on weight and inflammation, and the *other* wellness misinformation peddler poised…

Feb 5 •

Christy Harrison, MPH, RD

Why You (Still) Don't Need to Fear Red Food Dye #3

No new science, plenty of overblown rhetoric. Who's behind it? Plus: the links.

Jan 23 •

Christy Harrison, MPH, RD

Can Zinc Really Help Fight Colds and Covid?

Plus, the links: a fatal flaw in the black-plastic-spatula study, PCOS misdiagnosis, how misinformation spreads, and more

Jan 9 •

Christy Harrison, MPH, RD

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