Food &Health Skeptic


Monitoring food and health news -- with particular attention to fads, fallacies and the "obesity" war

Summary of findings to date: Everything you can possibly eat or drink is both bad and good for you

"Let me have men about me that are fat... Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look ... such men are dangerous." -- Shakespeare


Tuesday, September 24, 2024

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When a HARMLESS chemical must be restricted (?) PFAS chemicals are routinesly referred to as "Forever" chemicals but few peopl...
Wednesday, September 04, 2024

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Harvard researchers pinpoint TWO ultra-processed foods that surge heart attack risk - as well as 8 that surprisingly don't I have h...
Friday, August 23, 2024

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World’s biggest study finds array of harms from common plastics This is yet another foray in the war against BPA etc. It appears to be ...
Thursday, August 22, 2024

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Eating just two slices of ham per day could raise diabetes risk Rubbish! Another meta-analysis! You can prove anything you want by a me...
Thursday, August 08, 2024

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BPA plastic chemicals in the womb have been found to be linked with higher levels of autism Another vastly over-hyped headline in pursu...
Sunday, August 04, 2024

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Drinking from plastic bottles can raise blood pressure due to microplastics entering the bloodstream, study suggests "Suggests...
Tuesday, July 30, 2024

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Fizzy drinks are the new tobacco for young people... that's why I believe that Coca-Cola should be banned from sponsoring the Olympics...
Monday, July 22, 2024

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What, Exactly, Is so Great About the Mediterranean Diet? The journal article referred to below is "Primary prevention of cardiovasc...
Wednesday, July 17, 2024

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WFH could be WRECKING your health, study suggests... as experts find that 'active commuters' have a 47 per cent reduced risk of de...
Monday, July 15, 2024

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Study finds women who regularly eat ultra-processed foods are more likely to develop lupus The journal article: Ultra-Processed Food I...
Thursday, July 11, 2024

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Air pollution can decrease odds of live birth after IVF by 38%, study finds Oh Dear! Another "pollution" study that does not ...
Wednesday, July 10, 2024

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Microplastics in Bloodstream Increase Stroke Risk 4.5-Fold: Study "The study SUGGESTED". Opinion masquerading as fact The i...
Monday, July 01, 2024

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Salt Is OK for People With Heart Failure: Review Not this old scare again. It has long ago been shown that salt is harmless. I have wr...
Sunday, June 30, 2024

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This common drink increases the risk of serious heart condition, study finds The commentary below is greatly over hyped. The "Resu...
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