Nutrition: An honest look at “vegan” diets
There are health risks to vegan diets, and getting it precisely right is not easy.
Nutrition: Plant-based protein powders high in lead
Says it's not an immediate threat but protein-based powders have elevated levels of lead in them that can exceed safe levels.
Nutrition: Until very recently, a true vegan diet was not possible
Vegan diets depend on modern transport systems, refrigeration and freezing and modern supplements. Year-round vegan diets only possible recently.
Nutrition: Beyond Meat beyond viable business?
Beyond Meat has lost 99.5% of its share value since its peak.
Public health: So-called “Blue Zones” turn out to be a fraud
"Blue Zones" and the Blue Zone diet appear to have been based on bad record keeping and pension fraud leading to false claims of many centenarians.
Nutrition: “Planetary-diet” could lead to poor health
Activist nutrition "scientists" promote a "planetary diet scheme" that will harm health. I know from personal experience.
Nutrition: Chocolate consumption leads to more Nobel Awards
It's just science :)
Updated: Nutrition science is about climate, animal rights, and labor abuses
This was originally posted in April 2025. This has been updated to note Stanford’s Christopher Gardner’s role and his conflicts of interest in promoting a “plant-based” diet via the USDA…
Scientists make questionable claim about heart attack risk factors
They've drawn a circle around about 80% of the population, and claim they've identified the key factors for heart disease. Nope.
Nutrition: It’s no longer about food
The goal of national nutrition guidelines is to end meat consumption "to save the planet". Guidelines are no longer about your personal health.