The Bayer-Monsanto Merger Is Bad News for the Planet

Ellen Brown / Truthdig Apr 3, 2018 The Trump administration should veto the chemical giants' pending merger to protect not just competitors but human and environmental health. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Chief Coca-Cola Scientist Steps Down Amid Controversy Over Obesity Research

Staff / Truthdig Nov 27, 2015 Coca-Cola’s chief scientist and health officer has left the company after helping set up a nonprofit research group tasked with downplaying the role of sugary drinks in the obesity epidemic. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

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Don’t Worry About Salt, Sugar’s the Real Culprit in Our Health Epidemic

Staff / Truthdig Sep 17, 2014 After years of telling us salt is bad for us, some health workers have changed their tune; CNN's Fareed Zakaria doesn't seem to have stopped plagiarizing even after he was discovered doing so; meanwhile, Israel's nuclear weapon stock needs to be talked about. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Eat Less Red Meat. Cows Rejoice!

Staff / Truthdig Mar 22, 2014 Recently, it seems like there are an increasing number of studies supporting the idea that eating too much red meat is bad for our health. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Halve Your Sugar Intake to Prevent Diabetes and Obesity, World Health Organization Says

Staff / Truthdig Mar 8, 2014 The World Health Organisation Wednesday said the recommended amount of sugar consumed daily should be halved as it stepped up its battle against public health problems like obesity and tooth decay. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Loneliness Trumps Obesity in Danger to Elderly

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 17, 2014 Researchers looking into the impact of feelings of isolation on older people found that loneliness can be twice as unhealthy as obesity. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obesity Mainly Affects Poor People in Rich Countries, Especially Minority Women

Staff / Truthdig Jan 15, 2014 It's not about not having money, it's about being penniless while others get richer. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

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 )

Rest of World Gaining on American Obesity Rate

Staff / Truthdig Jan 8, 2014 Although the United States has been riding the cutting edge of the global obesity trend for decades, other countries, including some in the developing world, are catching up. This is not progress. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

GOP Food Stamp Cuts Help the Rich, Hurt the Poor and Starve the Economy

BLANK Nov 19, 2013 As part of the New York Times series on “The Great Divide,” Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz dives into the pernicious link between campaign money, farm subsidies and starving Americans. It doesn’t speak well of us as a nation, or a political system. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A Link Between Antibiotics and Obesity?

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 19, 2013 Researchers discovered that states with high rates of antibiotic use also tend to have higher obesity rates. The maps are striking, with the Southeast leading and the West Coast showing the lowest rates of prescription use and low obesity. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )