Everyone’s Getting Fatter, So Why Do We Still Believe Anything We’ve Been Told About Diets?

Staff / Truthdig Jan 11, 2014 Obesity has "more than doubled" and diabetes quadrupled in the U.S. since the government issued advice as to what a "healthy diet" contains. So why on earth are we still taking in the faulty science? And where did these deadly misconceptions come from? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Food Habits

Angel Boligan, Cagle Cartoons, El Universal, Mexico City Oct 29, 2013 Dig deeper

Eat Your Vegetables. Really.

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 4, 2013 Vegetarians were found to have a lower risk of death from any cause and males saw benefits for cardiovascular health. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Grab a Fork, Mealworm Time Is Approaching

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 21, 2012 Bad news, meat lovers and occasional carnivores. Insects could become the sustainable meat of the future if world leaders do nothing and global warming remakes the climate. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Diet, Not Exercise, Key to Obesity, Scientists Find

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jul 26, 2012 Using a Tanzanian tribe as a stand-in for ancient humans, an international group of scientists determined that the hunter-gatherers burned calories no better than we fat, slobby Westerners, when corrected for size. This suggests that overeating is more to blame for obesity than the modern sedentary lifestyle. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

We’re Fatter Than We Thought

Staff / Truthdig Apr 4, 2012 New study, new round of bad news. Researchers have determined that the level of obesity in the U.S. is being dramatically underreported. The current, too-conservative estimate already says that one in three Americans is obese, so this may be one time you don't want to click "Read more." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Meat Industry

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Even More Good News About Chocolate

Staff / Truthdig Mar 27, 2012 This could be a particularly rich example of how scientific study results can be read in seemingly contradictory ways, as what we have here is research that purports to find a possible link between consuming chocolate and staying thin. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Red Meat Takes Another Hit in Health Study

Staff / Truthdig Mar 13, 2012 Does even the occasional hamburger spell doom for meat enthusiasts? The connection may not be quite that clear, but a new wide-ranging study published this week in the Archives of Internal Medicine makes the case that carnivores might want to seriously scale back their intake of red meat or sub in poultry or fish for the sake of their life span. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Right to Bear Gut

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Pressure Is On to Tighten the Pentagon’s Waist

Staff / Truthdig Jul 23, 2010 Does the Defense Department's budget make the Pentagon look fat? Some officials believe so, as political and economic pressure to cut the U.S. military's bloated spending habit has stirred the first serious debate on the Pentagon's budget since 2001's terrorist attacks. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Science Diet: It’s in the Genes

Staff / Truthdig Mar 5, 2010 Low carb or low fat? Diet trends have led to diet debate. Luckily, some actual scientists are weighing in. The preliminary results of a small study suggest that some of us just process food differently, and picking the right diet based on a gene test could shed two to three times more weight. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )