Public health: Public health had Google install tracking apps on phones
You cannot hate public health authoritarians nearly enough - they tracked your phones, collected data, w/o permission.
Nutrition Science’ish, per Dave Barry
When eating guidelines are more complicated than the Tax Code :) Liink to Dave Barry's column.
Nutrition: “Plant-based” is an invented marketing term
The term "whole food, plant-based" diet is a marketing term invented to overcome the public's stigma against vegetarian or vegan eating.
Dueling experts: AHA versus USDA Dietary Guidelines
Dueling experts issue differing nutrition guidelines. What are regular people supposed to do?
Public health: 4% of Americans oppose eating meat
This is roughly consistent with a 2023 Gallup poll.
Public health: Start measuring cholesterol levels at age 10
Cardiologists want far more people on cholesterol medication, at even younger ages. Plus my not good experience on these meds ...
Nutrition: Americans tired of being told what to eat
Dietary advice is constantly changing, and you need an app or spreadsheet to track your food and adhere to guidelines. Survey says people are fed up with it.
Health: Covid “pro masking” scientists say cloth and surgical masks never worked
That is quite the flip flop.
Demographics: Most life expectancy gains came from eliminating child illnesses
People live longer because we have greatly eliminated childhood mortality. Most of the gains occurred before 1950.
Health: The health problem for which we blame the patient
Those who have heart disease or had a heart attack are shamed and humiliated for their obvious failures...