Public health: 1 out of 12 people have long Covid
Hmmm .... how many people do you personally know that have long Covid? And how do they know what they have is "Long Covid"?
Public health: A history of “fortified” foods
Salt is “fortified” with iodide. Milk with added vitamin D. Flour has lots of vitamins added to it .
Nutrition: Who is a vegetarian? Hard to say.
UK government web site: "Some people may also define themselves as vegetarians but still eat some fish, meat, or poultry occasionally"
Public health: Which animals can get H5N1 Avian Bird Flu?
Since H5N1 can infect almost all animals, how would NPIs work - if at all?
Public health: How would we stop an H5N1 pandemic?
No one has a clue or a successful strategy but there will be much hand waving from experts.
Nutrition: Nutrient deficiencies, widespread, worldwide
The WHO and others are pushing everyone to “plant-based” eating which risks making this problem worse: The study found significant intake inadequacies for nearly all of the evaluated micronutrients, excluding…
Nutrition, Business: Another vegan restaurant closes
Vegans force closure of a formerly vegan restaurant, putting everyone out of work.
Nutrition: USDA to release new dietary guidelines
Behind the scenes, the evidence for the guidelines is apparently weak, inconsistent and sometimes contradictory.
Public health: “Quad-demic” Fear Porn
Seeing lots of posts on X pushing the “We are all going to die this winter” from Covid, RSV, flu or sometimes norovirus (hence, the “quad” demic claim). The Data…