Adding a healthy option can actually drive people to make even worse choices, thanks to a mind-blowing glitch of human psychology. In 2017, and to much fanfare, menu…
Read more Why Healthy Fast-Food Menu Options Can Backfire | NutritionFacts.orgI quantify the risks of colon and rectal cancers from eating bacon, ham, hot dogs, sausage, and lunch meat. In 2018, arguably the most prestigious cancer research institution…
Read more How Big Is the Cancer Risk from Processed Meat? | NutritionFacts.orgHow did the meat industry, government, and cancer organizations respond to the confirmation that processed meat, like bacon, ham, hot dogs, and lunch meat, causes cancer? “It is…
Read more The Backlash to IARC’s Report that Meat Probably Causes Cancer | NutritionFacts.orgWhy are nuts associated with decreased mortality, but not peanut butter? According to the largest study of risk factors for death in human history, a poor diet causes…
Read more Are Nuts and Peanut Butter Linked to a Longer Life? | NutritionFacts.orgBillion-dollar drugs have been pulled from the market for less carcinogenic contamination than is found in a single serving of grilled chicken. In 2018, one of the bestselling…
Read more NDMA: A Cancer-Causing Contaminant in Meds and Meat | NutritionFacts.orgA few times a day, drink two cups of cold water on an empty stomach for weight loss. After drinking two cups (half a liter) of water, you…
Read more Drinking Water, Losing Weight | NutritionFacts.orgWhile it is popular, easy to use and seen everywhere, vaping could have this effect on men. It is seen everywhere and is viewed as a much easier…
Read more Vaping Could Have This Effect On MenImplausible explanations for the obesity epidemic serve the needs of food manufacturers and marketers more than public health and an interest in truth. When it comes to uncovering…
Read more Obesity and a Toxic Food Environment | NutritionFacts.orgThe rise in the U.S. calorie supply responsible for the obesity epidemic wasn’t just about more food, but a different kind of food. The rise in the number…
Read more Processed Foods and Obesity | NutritionFacts.orgFILE – Menthol cigarettes and other tobacco products are displayed at a store in San Francisco on May 17, 2018. Anti-smoking groups filed a lawsuit against the U.S.…
Read more Biden Administration Indefinitely Postpones Rule That Would Ban Menthol-Flavored Cigarettes – KXLThe white ash conversation has been positively insufferable. Heady bois and cannabis connoisseurs from coast to coast have been posting videos of their ash on Instagram for what…
Read more Cheap Schemes and Big Tobacco Tricks: The Recipe for White Ash | High TimesBy Joe Hoppe British American Tobacco said it swung to a pretax loss, driven by a previously reported write-down of its U.S. cigarette brands, but backed forecasts for…
Read more British American Tobacco Swings to Pretax Loss on U.S. Cigarette Write-Down — UpdateKetogenic diets have been found to undermine exercise efforts and lead to muscle shrinkage and bone loss. An official International Society of Sports Nutrition position paper covering keto diets…
Read more Muscle Shrinkage and Bone Loss on Keto Diets? | NutritionFacts.orgUpdated Dec. 6, 2023 5:14 am ET British American Tobacco expects a one-off impairment of $31.5 billion this year due to pressure on some of its traditional cigarette…
Read more Cigarette Giant BAT Sees $31.5 Billion Write-Down on U.S. BrandsBETHESDA, MD—According to a new report released Friday by researchers at the National Institutes of Health, the tobacco industry knew about the harmful effects of flicking a lit…
Read more Report Finds Tobacco Industry Aware Of Harmful Effects Of Flicking Lit Cigarette Into Giant Trail Of Gasoline For YearsLoneliness is more than a bad feeling. It’s as deadly as smoking up to 15 cigarettes a day and is associated with a greater risk of cardiovascular disease,…
Read more Loneliness is an ‘epidemic’ that costs billions and leads to bad health outcomes and even deathOpinion Commentary Notable & Quotable ‘If signed into law, it would mean by 2073 people wanting to buy cigarettes would have to show ID to prove they are…
Read more Notable & Quotable: In California, Marijuana Si, Smoking No – Medical Marijuana Program ConnectionCNN — More than 50 years after Rita Curran’s roommate found her strangled to death in her room, police in Vermont say they have identified the killer using…
Read more Murder of Vermont woman solved after more than 50 years using DNA found on a cigarette and the victim’s clothing | CNNCNN — More than half of US adults support ending the sale of all tobacco products, according to a new study led by researchers from the US Centers…
Read more Most US adults support banning sales of all tobacco products, CDC survey says | CNNMarlboro maker Altria Group beat earnings and revenue estimates in the fourth quarter and announced a new $1 billion share buyback plan. The cigarettes company reported adjusted earnings…
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