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...
Nutrition: AI Generated nutrition story of the day
More MSN AI generated slop? Says our old food guidance was correct, and the new guidance is all wrong. We are to eat "plant-based"(meaning vegan or vegetarian).
Public health: 75% of heart attack patients had normal cholesterol levels-UCLA
Amazing. Almost 75% of heart attack patients had "normal" cholesterol.
Business: Beyond Meat is failing because of it’s CEO
CEO blames customers for his company's failure as their stock now trades around $1/share.
Public health: Heart failure increased post pandemic
Heart failure has gone up "post pandemic", but is that due to inept public health policies perhaps?
Celebrate: “15 years to flatten the curve” Day
It's annual celebrate "15 years to flatten the curve" day. Today we know that arrogant public health officials intentionally lied to the public. Not cool.
Public health: This year’s flu vaccine provided minimal protection
22% to 41% effective depending on age. Not very good.
Nutrition: Study finds 22% lower heart disease risk for vegetarians-Or maybe not
Study finds vegetarian/vegan eating reduces heart disease risk by 22%. But nearly all the benefit is from having lower body weight.
Public health: Influenza overtakes Covid in hospitalizations and death
Covid seems to be gradually fading out as the health threat it once was.
Public health: In 2022, up to 60% of Covid deaths occurred in the vaccinated
Higher than we might expect from a 95% effective vaccine ...
Health: The ACA was going to eliminate medical bankruptcy-but it did not
Pre-ACA, medical bankruptcy was a problem that the ACA would solve. As of 2025, medical bankruptcy is just as bad as it was pre-ACA.
Public health: “Walkability” leads to living to 100 – NOT
100% total junk science study.