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RFK Jr.'s Buckwild Belief That HIV Doesn't Cause AIDS
21 september 2026 · 1 uur 20 min
The rise, fall and rise of the most nonsensical conspiracy theory we've ever heard. Lees meer
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Denying AIDS: Conspiracy Theories and Pseudoscience in a Post-COVID World
Impure Science: AIDS, Activism, and the Politics of Knowledge
The Duesberg Phenomenon
AIDS Denialism Beliefs among People Living with HIV/AIDS
HIV Denial in the Internet Era
HIV Denial in the COVID Era
How COVID conspiracy theories led to an alarming resurgence in AIDS denialism
The Man Who Thought AIDS Was All In The Mind
AIDS "Dissident" Seeks Redemption
Truth and Heresy About AIDS
Defending the boundaries of science
Justice After AIDS Denialism
AIDS Denialism vs. Science
The Unbeliever
Estimating the lost benefits of ARV use in South Africa
Conspiracy beliefs about HIV/AIDS
Are HIV/AIDS Conspiracy Beliefs a Barrier to HIV Prevention Among African Americans?
HIV causes AIDS: Koch's postulates fulfilled
AIDS And The Scientific Governance Of Medicine In Post-Apartheid South Africa
The Denialists
Has Duesberg a right of reply?
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Why Don't We Have a Surgeon General?
27 juli 2026 · 1 uur 13 min
We’re nearly halfway through Trump's second term and we still don’t have a Surgeon General. What gives? Lees meer
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White House withdraws nomination of Janette Nesheiwat
Trump’s Surgeon General Pick Distorted Key Parts of Her Résumé
Dr. Janette Nesheiwat takes role at Walter Reed treating Havana Syndrome
When Did RFK Jr Start Listening to Calley and Casey Means?
What Casey Means and MAHA Want You to Fear
Trump’s Surgeon General Pick Is Tearing the MAHA Movement Apart
Trump surgeon general pick said mushrooms helped her find love
The Dizzying Rise of MAHA Warrior Calley Means
Casey Means Poised to Become Nation’s Top Doctor
Casey Means discloses financial ties to supplement industry
Laura Loomer Targets Trump’s Pick for Surgeon General
The Bad Science of Good Energy
Trump's Surgeon General Pick Tried to Trademark MAHA
Can Trump's latest pick for surgeon general make it through confirmation?
New surgeon general pick in deleted posts criticized Trump, RFK Jr
Trump’s pick for SG sells supplement with ingredient banned by Pentagon
Trump’s new surgeon general pick deepens MAHA-MAGA rift
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Salt
10 juni 2026 · 53 min
In the 1980s, a low-sodium diet was seen as the gold standard for healthy behavior. In 2026, salt has been repackaged as “electrolytes” and is now cast as a core component of wellness. How did we get here? Lees meer
Also, an important correction: One pound of butter to one pound of potatoes is Joel Robuchon’s recipe.
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The 25 Saltiest Restaurant Meals in America
Facts, Issues, and Controversies in Salt Reduction for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
Salt Wars
The INTERSALT Study: background, methods, findings, and implications
Sodium reduction
Sodium Intake Reduction: An Important But Elusive Public Health Goal
Effects of Diet and Sodium Intake
Salt intake, stroke, and cardiovascular disease
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Sodium Sources and Sodium Reduction Behaviors Among US Adults
The Great Salt Debate: So Bad?
Salt guidelines draw heavy backlash
Sodium Reduction in US Households’ Packaged Food and Beverage Purchases
Blood pressure lowering efficacy of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors for primary hypertension
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Tim Ferriss’s "The 4-Hour Body" (feat. Peter Shamshiri)
16 april 2026 · 1 uur 8 min
We're joined by Mike's If Books Could Kill co-host to revisit a biohacking diet book for the boys. Lees meer
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The 4-Hour Body
Does Glycemic Index Matter for Weight Loss? An Examination of the Evidence
New! Improved! Shape Up Your Life!
The 4-Hour Body: The Real App You Are Working On Is An App Called Yourself
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Russell Brand Part 2
1 april 2026 · 1 uur 7 min
What do you do when you've flamed out as a Hollywood actor, a political commentator and a wellness guru? You make a YouTube channel. Lees meer
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Russell Brand accused of rape, sexual assaults and abuse
Exposing Russell Brand
Russell Brand And The Conspiracy Grift
Russell Brand on revolution
Celebrity Capital in the Political Field: Russell Brand’s migration from stand-up comedy to Newsnight
“Arthur” lawsuit against Brand
BBC says it received five complaints about presenter
Woman says star exposed himself to her
Russell Brand, Seriously
How the U.S. is sabotaging its best tools to prevent deaths in the opioid epidemic
Russell Brand And The Conspiracy Grift
Russell Brand’s fellow travellers should defend their claims in court
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Russell Brand Part 1
17 maart 2026 · 1 uur 14 min
Tracing the left-to-right political trajectory of the unfunniest man in British comedy. Lees meer
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Russell Brand accused of rape, sexual assaults and abuse
Exposing Russell Brand
Russell Brand And The Conspiracy Grift
Russell Brand on revolution
Celebrity Capital in the Political Field: Russell Brand’s migration from stand-up comedy to Newsnight
“Arthur” lawsuit against Brand
BBC says it received five complaints about presenter
Woman says star exposed himself to her
Russell Brand, Seriously
How the U.S. is sabotaging its best tools to prevent deaths in the opioid epidemic
Russell Brand And The Conspiracy Grift
Russell Brand’s fellow travellers should defend their claims in court
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The Diet Crimes of Metabolife
12 februari 2026 · 57 min
The rags-to-riches tale of how an illegal methamphetamine manufacturer became a legal methamphetamine manufacturer. Lees meer
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How the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 Weakened the FDA
Mad About Metabolife
Stimulant Propels Diet Empire
The dangers of the herb ephedra - Harvard Health
An Historical Review of Steps and Missteps in the Discovery of Anti-Obesity Drugs
Weight Loss the Herbal Way: No All-Natural Silver Bullet
Over-the-Counter-Strategy - The Washington Post
Anxious Pill-Maker Puts ABC Interview on the Web
A 'Neutral' Comment, a Company's Tough Reaction
Metabolife Intern., Inc. v. Wornick (S.D. Cal. 1999)
Ephedra hearings in the US House of Representatives
Expert Panel Finds Flaws In Diet Pill Safety Study
Letter Urging a Criminal Investigation of Metabolife - Public Citizen
Perspective; Regulation of Dietary Drugs Is Long Overdue
No Limit, for Now, on a Dieting Supplement
U.S. Bans Dietary Supplement Linked to Number of Deaths
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Raw Milk
13 november 2025 · 1 uur 6 min
Once widely banned, raw milk consumption is on the rise and states are repealing their bans. No one’s happier about that than the far right. How did we get here? Lees meer
NOTE: In the retelling of Pasteur’s early pasteurization, Aubrey misspoke! The culprit wasn’t lactic yeast, it was lactic acid bacteria. Sorry for the slip up!
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Milk!: A 10,000 Year Food Fracas
U.S. Consumer survey
The Effects of Pasteurization on Vitamins
Lingering Heat over Pasteurized Milk
How pasteurization improves safety
Swill-Milk and Infant Mortality
Alta Dena (Court case 1, Court case 2, Alta Dena's raw milk history)
A Raw Milk Magnate Has Spent Years Fighting Public Health Agencies
Should This Milk Be Legal?
The Amish farmer who ignited outrage over raw milk
Why Are People Promoting Raw Milk?
The Quest for Raw Milk
Some Raw Truths About Raw Milk
Right Wing Commentators Are Pushing Misinformation
How Raw Milk Went From Hippie to MAGA
Here's why raw milk drinkers need to be concerned about bird flu
Influencers promote raw milk
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The Food Babe
25 september 2025 · 53 min
One blogger bravely pushes back against Starbucks, Subway and basic scientific facts. Lees meer
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Taking On the Food Industry, One Blog Post at a Time
How the ‘Food Babe’ Went From Obama Ally to Trump Crusader
Activist or Capitalist? How the 'Food Babe' Makes Money
Latest Food Scare: What Is The 'Yoga Mat' Chemical - And Why Is It In Your Food?
Almost 500 Foods Contain The 'Yoga Mat' Compound. Should We Care?
Are You Eating This Ingredient Banned All Over the World?
The "Food Babe" Blogger is Full of Shit
Are Microwaves Safe?
Global Food Security Index 2022
Differences between EU and US nutrition labels go far beyond ounces and grams
Is Food Really Better in Europe?
Vani Hari: How She Grew Her Food Blog Into An Empire
Food blogger asks Kraft to stop using dye in mac and cheese
Meet the food blogger influencing RFK Jr.
Food Babe blogger Vani Hari taking heat over health science
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Seed Oils
26 augustus 2025 · 1 uur 19 min
Why are you, as a man, afraid of sunflowers. Lees meer
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The O6-O3 ratio: A critical appraisal
Seed Oils: Are They Actually Toxic?
No need to avoid healthy omega-6 fats
Omega-6 Fatty Acids and Risk for Cardiovascular Disease
Do Seed Oils Make You Sick?
Seed oils: Are they healthy or harmful?
ToxGuide: Hexane
Dietary linoleic acid intake and blood inflammatory markers
Effect of dietary alpha-linolenic acid on blood inflammatory markers
Changes in consumption of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids
The Skinny on Fats
Dietary oleic acid drives obesogenic adipogenesis
How Seed Oils May Be Affecting Your Body Fat and Health
Stanford nutrition expert breaks down effects of seed oils
The Newest Bitcoin Diet Trend Is Hating ‘Seed Oils’
Omega-6 Fatty Acids and Coronary Artery Disease
The Great Con-ola
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Herbalife
10 juli 2025 · 57 min
We’re talking about our first diet MLM and IT’S A REAL DOOZY! Lees meer
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Herbalife: Weighty Profits and Government Probes
Herbalife Exec's Death Prompts Bizarre Fallout
Autopsy on Herbalife founder finds death caused by accidental overdose
The Uncertain Start of a Remarkable Life
Nobel Prize Winner Didn't Disclose Herbalife Contract
Latinos crucial to Herbalife's financial health
Latino Group Demands Herbalife Probe
The Big Short War
The Siege of Herbalife
After Big Bet, Hedge Fund Pulls the Levers of Power
Herbalife Will Restructure and Pay $200 Million to Settle FTC Charges
An inside look at the $200 million FTC settlement
U.S. says Herbalife to pay $123.1 million to resolve China bribery case
Herbalife announces new CEO to lead the L.A. nutrition company
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Mark Hughes' origin story
Senate committee hearing
Celebrity endorsement
Former Herbalife Distributors Speak Out
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Ultra-Processed Foods
3 juni 2025 · 1 uur 11 min
Everyone agrees that processed foods are bad for you. When it comes to defining what they actually are, however, there is considerably less agreement. Lees meer
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Nutrition and health. The issue is not food, nor nutrients, so much as processing
Ultra-Processed Foods: Definitions and Policy Issues
Examining the Nova Food Classification System and the Healthfulness of Ultra-Processed Foods
A new classification of foods based on the extent and purpose of their processing
Ultra-processed diets cause excess calorie intake and weight gain
Why Is the American Diet So Deadly?
Ultra-processed foods and mortality
Association of ultra-processed food intake with risk of inflammatory bowel disease: prospective cohort study
Academic and doctor Chris van Tulleken: ‘Ultra-processed products are food that lies to us’
Food addiction: a valid concept?
The study of food addiction using animal models of binge eating
Obesity and the brain: how convincing is the addiction model?
Ultra-processed foods and cardiovascular disease: analysis of three large US prospective cohorts
Sugar addiction: the state of the science
The Plastic Chemicals Hiding in Your Food
Premature Mortality Attributable to Ultraprocessed Food Consumption in 8 Countries
Ultra-processed food intake and animal-based food intake
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BONUS: MAHA's First 90 Days
1 mei 2025 · 53 min
From our Patreon feed, we're catching up with RFK Jr. and his cadre of "Make America Healthy Again" influencers. Lees meer
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The Bulletproof Diet
26 maart 2025 · 54 min
Meet the tech bro on a noble quest to double his lifespan, improve his productivity and irritate his waitress. Lees meer
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Mycotoxins Myth: The Truth About Mold in Coffee
Guidance for Industry: Action Levels for Poisonous or Deleterious Substances in Human Food and Animal Feed
You, Only Better
FTC letter to Dave Asprey
Alternative medicine fans see RFK Jr. as a hero. The field’s skeptics worry.
The Bulletproof Diet is everything wrong with eating in America
Bulletproof Coffee: Debunking the Hot Buttered Hype
Buttered Coffee Could Make You Invincible. And This Man Very Rich
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Blue Zones
30 januari 2025 · 1 uur 8 min
The places where humans live the longest are explained by traditional lifestyles, widespread incest or systematic fraud, there is no fourth option. Lees meer
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The global pattern of centenarians highlights deep problems in demography
Late-life mortality is underestimated because of data errors
Supercentenarian and remarkable age records exhibit patterns indicative of clerical errors and pension fraud
Do People in ‘Blue Zones’ Actually Live Longer?
They really are that old: a validation study of centenarian prevalence in Okinawa
The Real Facts Supporting Jeanne Calment as the Oldest Ever Human
A Population Where Men Live As Long As Women: Villagrande Strisaili, Sardinia
Typologies of Extreme Longevity Myths
Sardinian dietary analysis for longevity: a review of the literature
Identification of a geographic area characterized by extreme longevity in the Sardinia island
Specific features of the oldest old from the Longevity Blue Zones in Ikaria and Sardinia
Making the Blue Zones: Neoliberalism and nudges in public health promotion
Human longevity: Genetics or Lifestyle?
Familial transmission of human longevity
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BONUS: What's New With RFK Jr.?
20 december 2024 · 1 uur 12 min
Because we live in hell, here is last month's bonus episode about RFK Jr.'s presidential campaign with a new intro about what he could do at HHS. Lees meer
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Richard Simmons Isn't Missing
21 november 2024 · 1 uur 6 min
The internet gets weird investigating the "disappearance" of America's gay best friend. Lees meer
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Richard Simmons Show
Richard Simmons, the Original Queer Eye
The Grand Duke of Diet and the Clown Prince of Fitness
The Sultan of Svelte
The Deregulation Of Commercial Television
Simmons Says Slapping Mesa Man Was Meant as Playful
Richard Simmons’ Life Was a ‘Never-Ending Work in Progress’
Richard Simmons ordered to pay $130,000 after transgender lawsuit
Richard Simmons' family asks Pauly Shore to please stop
Pauly Shore's Richard Simmons biopic might actually be dead
Richard Simmons' Death Was an 'Accident'
Richard Simmons' Housekeeper of 35 Years Breaks Her Silence
How eating disorders can damage the heart
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Growing Up Richard Simmons
25 oktober 2024 · 1 uur 2 min
Before building his fitness empire, America’s most bedazzled fitness guru was a guy named Milton from New Orleans. Lees meer
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Still Hungry...After All These Years by Richard Simmons
"Hair-Do"
Anatomy Asylum Commercial
Richard Simmons: New Orleans's hometown hero
A Speedy History of America’s Addiction to Amphetamine
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The Myers-Briggs Personality Test
12 september 2024 · 55 min
How a mother, a daughter and a crackpot Swiss psychologist gave us the world's most popular Buzzfeed quiz. Lees meer
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The Personality Brokers by Merve Emre
Myers Briggs Type Preferences
What Personality Tests Really Deliver
The $2 Billion Question of Who You Are at Work
Cautionary Comments Regarding the MBTI
The Barnum Effect in Personality Assessment
The Mysterious Popularity Of The Meaningless Myers-Briggs
Why the Myers-Briggs personality test is totally meaningless
Can you truly know yourself in a quiz?
What You Don't Know about This Personality Test Can Hurt You
MBTI, If You Want Me Back, You Need to Change Too
Personality Tests Aren't All the Same
The Utility of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
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BONUS: Breaking Down The Latest Anti-Trans Victory Lap
1 juli 2024 · 1 uur 3 min
We went a little easy on the Cass Report in our last main feed episode, so we're back to [Mortal Kombat voice] FINISH HIM!!! Lees meer
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"Rapid-Onset Gender Dysphoria" Part 2: Panic! At The Endocrinologist.
18 juni 2024 · 1 uur 31 min
Thanks to Jules Gill-Peterson (jgillpeterson.com) and Julia Serano (patreon.com/juliaserano) for help researching this episode and Evan Urquhart, Parker Molloy and Katelyn Burns for fact-checking! Lees meer
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Origins of "Social Contagion" and "Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria"
The "Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria" Controversy at AACAP's Annual Meeting
Methodological Critique Of The Cass Review
Methodological Critique of Littman (2018)
Parent reports of adolescents and young adults perceived to show signs of a rapid onset of gender dysphoria
A critical commentary on ‘rapid-onset gender dysphoria’.
Foundations Of The Contemporary Anti-LGBTQ+ Pseudoscience Network
Rapid-Onset Gender Dysphoria: Parent Reports on 1,655 Possible Cases
Opinion: England's Anti-Trans Cass Review Is Politics Disguised As Science
Tavistock v Bell
Actually Nothing: The Non-Starter Non-Story of the WPATH Files
As anti-trans legislation proliferates in 2024, community fears erasure from public view
States Passed a Record Number of Transgender Laws. Here’s What They Say.
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"Rapid-Onset Gender Dysphoria" Part 1: The Cooties Theory of Transgender Identity
9 mei 2024 · 1 uur 28 min
Thanks to Jules Gill-Peterson (jgillpeterson.com) and Julia Serano (patreon.com/juliaserano) for help researching this episode and Evan Urquhart and Parker Molloy for fact-checking! Lees meer
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Origins of "Social Contagion" and "Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria"
What does the scholarly research say about the effect of gender transition on transgender well-being?
Mental Health Outcomes in Transgender and Nonbinary Youths Receiving Gender-Affirming Care
Fresh trans myths of 2017: “rapid onset gender dysphoria”
Rapid Onset of Gender Dysphoria in Adolescents and Young Adults: a Descriptive Study
The Detransitioners: They Were Transgender, Until They Weren't
How the idea of a “transgender contagion” went viral—and caused untold harm
Mental Health Outcomes in Transgender and Nonbinary Youths Receiving Gender-Affirming Care
'Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria' Is Biased Junk Science
A careful step into a field of landmines
Detransition, Desistance, and Disinformation: A Guide for Understanding Transgender Children Debates
Recognizing and responding to misleading trans health research
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Jamie Oliver
4 april 2024 · 1 uur 3 min
In the 2000s, Jamie Oliver made a big splash with his work reforming kids’ meals in the UK and US. Was his work wicked slammin’, or just proper rustic? Lees meer
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BBC Profile - Jamie Oliver
Jamie Oliver Puts America's Diet on a Diet
All The Times Jamie Oliver Made Everyone Angry
Unpacking School Lunch: Understanding the Hidden Politics of School Food
A brief history of school meals in the UK
Turkey Twizzlers: A Complete History
Marcus Rashford Is Fighting the Government on Free School Meals. He’s Also Fighting Jamie Oliver’s Legacy
Has Jamie Bitten off More Than He Can Chew?
Jamie Oliver, you haven’t tasted real poverty
Jamie Oliver’s campaign against childhood obesity has classist undertones
Jamie’s jerk rice is a recipe for disaster
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COVID Conspiracies
7 maart 2024 · 1 uur 28 min
What was missing from America's pandemic response? According to the internet, a sunshine vitamin, a malaria treatment and a whole lot of horse paste. Lees meer
Thanks to Health Nerd (Substack) for helping us fact-check this episode! And thanks to Abby Mahler (Twitter, Tiktok) for help with the research on hydroxychloroquine!
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How Musk Sold MAGA on HCQ
Prominent Anti-Vaxxer’s Snake Oil Store Has a Propaganda Outlet
Nine COVID-19 Myths That Just Won’t Go Away
Disinformation and coronavirus
COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories Discussion on Twitter
Pain in the Nation
Are patients with hypertension and diabetes mellitus at increased risk for COVID-19 infection?
Conspiracy theories as barriers to controlling the spread of COVID-19 in the U.S.
Vaccines vs. vitamins: COVID misinformation roils the worlds of wellness and nutrition
A Decisive Verdict on Vitamin D Supplementation
Why were Twitter Users Obsessed with Vitamin D during the first year of the pandemic?
Vitamin D, the Sunshine Supplement, Has Shadowy Money Behind It
The Truth about Vitamin D and COVID-19
The Strange and Twisted Tale of Hydroxychloroquine
Is Ivermectin for Covid-19 Based on Fraudulent Research?
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Ozempic
10 oktober 2023 · 58 min
Ozempic is being hailed as “the end of the Obesity Epidemic.” This week, Mike and Aubrey dig through the sensational claims. But will they make it past the caveats? Lees meer
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How a Canadian scientist and a venomous lizard helped pave the way for Ozempic
The Discovery and Development of Liraglutide and Semaglutide
Ozempic and Wegovy maker courts prominent Black leaders to get Medicare's favor
Insurers clamping down on doctors who prescribe Ozempic for weight loss
Ozempic prescriptions can be easy to get online. Its popularity for weight loss is hurting those who need it most
Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists in patients with type 2 diabetes: real-world evidence from a Mediterranean area
Semaglutide in Patients with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction and Obesity
Real-world weight change, adherence, and discontinuation among patients with type 2 diabetes initiating glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists in the UK
Safety of Semaglutide
Semaglutide for the treatment of overweight and obesity: A review
Once-Weekly Semaglutide in Adolescents with Obesity
Semaglutide 2.4 mg for the Treatment of Obesity: Key Elements of the STEP Trials 1 to 5
Association of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist Use With Risk of Gallbladder and Biliary Diseases
Real-World Adherence and Discontinuation of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients in the United States
Medications and conditions associated with weight loss in patients prescribed semaglutide based on real-world data
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"Soy Boys"
12 september 2023 · 44 min
How a plant-based pejorative went from an alt-right burn to a core concern of mainstream Republicans. Lees meer
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Joe Explains the Term "Soy Boy" to Donnell Rawlings
Alex Jones Gay Bomb Rant
Soyboys and Sensitivity: Mocking Meat Avoidance from Punch to Twitter
How the alt-right uses milk to promote white supremacy
Men's Health 2009 piece
Neither soy nor isoflavone intake affects male reproductive hormones
A Brief History of Conservatives Using Tofu-Eating as an Insult
The Soy Conspiracy
Alex Jones’ Protegé, Paul Joseph Watson, Is About to Steal His Crackpot Crown
Why Men Think Plant-Based Meat Will Turn Them Into Women
Stangle: Impossible burgers are made of what?
Plant-based meat and the knock-down, drag-out fight for the American diet
Why Republicans Can’t Stop Talking About Masculinity
Real American men and the liberal war on meat
“The Great Replacement:” An Explainer
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RFK Jr. and The Mainstreaming Of The Anti-Vaxx Movement
1 augustus 2023 · 1 uur 14 min
Join us for a 75 minute answer to a 5 word question: Is there mercury in vaccines? Lees meer
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Paul Offit’s “Autism's False Prophets”
Peter Hotez’s “The Deadly Rise of Anti-Science”
Seth Mnookin’s “The Panic Virus”
Jonathan M. Berman’s “Anti-vaxxers: How to Challenge a Misinformed Movement”
Steve Silberman’s “Neurotribes”
Transcript of the Simpsonwood meeting
A Kennedy’s Crusade Against Covid Vaccines Anguishes Family and Friends
Immunizations and Autism: A Review of the Literature
CDC Studies on Thimerosal in Vaccines
RFK Jr’s 2005 article on mercury and vaccines
RFK Jr.’s Inside Job
Vast Majority of Americans Say Benefits of Childhood Vaccines Outweigh Risks
Correcting Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
When Vaccine Injury Claims Go to Court
Vaccine Compensation Hearing Decision
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RFK Jr. and The Rise of the Anti-Vaxx Movement
18 juli 2023 · 1 uur 14 min
A political candidate has some questions and we have some extremely obvious answers. Lees meer
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Eric Garcia’s “We’re Not Broken”
Mike and Sarah’s episode on autism and the anti-vaxx movement
Seth Mnookin’s “The Panic Virus”
Jonathan M. Berman’s “Anti-vaxxers: How to Challenge a Misinformed Movement”
Brian Deer’s “The Doctor Who Fooled the World”
Paul Offit’s “Autism's False Prophets”
Steve Silberman’s “Neurotribes”
Peter Hotez’s “The Deadly Rise of Anti-Science”
Behind The Bastards episode on smallpox anti-vaxxers
RFK Jr.’s Inside Job
The Conspiracy CandidateDavid Pitts's "Jack and Lem”
RFK Jr.’s autobiography
Immunizations and Autism: A Review of the Literature
Wakefield’s article linking MMR vaccine and autism was fraudulent
Correcting Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s vaccine ‘facts’
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Pilates
4 juli 2023 · 45 min
Somehow an episode about an old-timey fitness influencer ended up being one of our most wholesome ever. We're as surprised as you are. Lees meer
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Pilates and the “powerhouse"
Sick Architecture - Ibiayi Briggs - Body Culture and Contrology
World War One: Internment centre 'will unlock' family tales
The Acrobatic Immigrant Who Invented Pilates in a Prisoner of War Camp
The exercise phenomenon born in a prisoner-of-war camp
History of Pilates
An Introduction to Clinical Pilates
The Fight for the Soul of Pilates
Did you know Pilates was born in prison and inspired by cats?
Inside The Shocking (Black) History Of Pilates
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Brittany Dawn
20 juni 2023 · 1 uur 1 min
How a fitness influencer went from small-time scammer to one of the Internet’s leading villains. Lees meer
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THIS IS DISTURBING
goodbye for now…
How Dallas-area influencer Brittany Dawn found herself at the mercy of social media's double-edged sword
Conversations with the Inspiring Brittany Dawn
Influencer Asks Customers to Sign NDA Before Refund
Brittany Dawn's archived apology video
Influencer Called 'Scammer' for Not Providing Coaching
‘You can’t cancel me’: embattled TikTok star reinvents herself as a warrior for Jesus
Here’s what to know about the lawsuit against Texas influencer Brittany Dawn
Followers Of Christian Influencer Brittany Dawn Said They Are Angry That She Pivoted To Religion To Avoid Scrutiny
Fitness gurus and 'muscular Christianity': how Victorian Britain anticipated today's keep fit craze
The Fitness-Driven Church | Christianity Today
Christian influencer Brittany Dawn defends her foster parent journey amid criticism of her past, monetized baby posts
Police Brutality Against Black Kansas City Man Caught on Video
Brittany Dawn Fitness LLC
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BONUS: The Conservative Diet Books of Yore
6 juni 2023 · 56 min
We're taking a much-needed break this week so to tide you over here is one of our bonus episodes! Lees meer
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Oprah v. Beef Part 2: Apocalypse Cow
23 mei 2023 · 1 uur 8 min
The closing argument of our two-part Oprahsode starts in a Texas courtroom, wanders through some British slaughterhouses and ends with an emu. Lees meer
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"How the Cows Turned Mad" by Maxime Schwartz
“Deadly Feasts” by Richard Rhodes
"Mad Cow USA"
UK Parliamentary inquiry
How The West Was Won Over
Texas Cattle Feeders v. Oprah Winfrey: The First Major Test of the “Veggie Libel Law”
Having a Cow: Reactions To "Veggie Libel" Laws and the Oprah Trials
The Unconstitutionality Of Iowa's Proposed Agricultural Food Products Act And Similar Veggie Libel Laws
Appeal
Original Lawsuit
Food Safety Vs. Promotion Of Industry: Can The USDA Protect Americans From Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy?
Apocalypse Cow
Harvard Risk Assessment of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
Mad Cow congressional hearing
GAO report
The Harvard Risk Assessment
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Oprah v. Beef Part 1: The Rise of "Veggie Libel"
9 mei 2023 · 1 uur 4 min
On April 16, 1996, Oprah Winfrey did a show about mad cow disease. Six weeks later, a couple of Texas cattlemen had a cow (sorry). Lees meer
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Original Lawsuit
Appeal
How Oprah Got Sued for Dissing a Burger
Two Degrees of Speech Protection
Texas Cattle Feeders v. Oprah Winfrey: The First Major Test of the “Veggie Libel Law”
Having a Cow: Reactions To "Veggie Libel" Laws and the Oprah Trials
Howard Lyman talk
The Unconstitutionality Of Iowa's Proposed Agricultural Food Products Act And Similar Veggie Libel Laws
How the Cows Turned Mad
Food Safety Vs. Promotion Of Industry: Can The USDA Protect Americans From Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy?
Apocalypse Cow
GAO report
A is for Apple, Alar, and ... Alarmist?
Alar Five Years Later
Auvil v. CBS 60 Minutes
Alar and Apples: Newspaper Coverage of a Major Risk Issue.
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The 10,000 Steps Myth
25 april 2023 · 49 min
This week we're digging into the weird history of an omnipresent fitness goal. Episode comes free with a happy meal. Lees meer
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10,000 Steps: A Brief History
Do We Really Need to Take 10,000 Steps a Day for Our Health?
A Japanese first-mover in the fitness wearables race
Counting Every Step You Take
When does wearing a fitness tracker do more harm than good?
McDonald's Enlists Trainer To Help Sell Its New Meal
Get happy with McDonald's Go Active Happy Meal for adults
McDonald's Stepometer
McDonald's pushing salads and pedometers
The fight for healthier McDonald's Happy Meals
Step-It Canadian TV ad
McDonald's serves up Happy Meals for grow-ups
McDonald's removes fitness tracker from Happy Meals
A Very Serious Review of McDonald’s Flesh-Burning Fitness Tracker
McDonald’s quietly ended controversial program that was making parents and teachers uncomfortable
Watch your step: why the 10,000 daily goal is built on bad science
When does wearing a fitness tracker do more harm than good?
Why Counting Your Steps Could Make You Unhappier
How many steps are enough?
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The Trouble with Sugar
11 april 2023 · 49 min
This week we're tackling three big ideas about sugar: It causes hyperactivity in kids, it's as addictive as cocaine and it raises blood sugar in universal, predictably spiky ways. Lees meer
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Fat Talk: Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture by Virginia Sole Smith
Sugar Rush: Science, Politics and the Demonisation of Fatness by Karen Throsby
Is sugar really as addictive as cocaine? Scientists row over effect on body and brain
Sugar Is Not the Enemy
Dr. Benjamin F. Feingold, Controversial Pediatrician
Is There Such a Thing as a ‘Sugar High’?
Effects of Diets High in Sucrose or Aspartame on The Behavior and Cognitive Performance of Children
Sugar and the Hyperactive Child
Some popular diets are based on this carb-rating scale. Here’s why it could be misleading.
Glycemic Index: History and Clinical Application
Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load
Low glycaemic index or low glycaemic load diets for overweight and obesity
What is the glycaemic index
Don't Play a Numbers Game, Experts Say, Just Eat Your Vegetables
Sugar addiction: the state of the science
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"Forks Over Knives": Is a Vegetarian Diet Better For You?
28 maart 2023 · 1 uur 3 min
A viral documentary says a "whole foods plant-based diet" will prevent heart disease and cure cancer. But once we look into the MEAT of the matter will we find factual CREAM of the crop or will we cry FOWL? (we're so sorry) Lees meer
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Health effects associated with consumption of unprocessed red meat: a Burden of Proof study
Unprocessed Red Meat and Processed Meat Consumption: Dietary Guideline Recommendations From the Nutritional Recommendations (NutriRECS) Consortium
Present status of the aflatoxin situation in the Philippines
The role of natural consequences in the changing death patterns
Dietary Protein and Amino Acids in Vegetarian Diets—A Review
Quality of Plant-Based Diet and Risk of Total, Ischemic, and Hemorrhagic Stroke
Parachute use to prevent death and major trauma when jumping from aircraft: randomized controlled trial
Do We Really Know What Makes Us Healthy?
Observational evidence does not necessarily imply causation
The Problem with Observational Studies (Epidemiology)
Vegetarian Diet Patterns and Chronic Disease Risk: What We Know and What We Don’t
The rise, the fall and the renaissance of vitamin E
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The Instagram Fiber Feud
14 maart 2023 · 47 min
Aubrey tells Mike about the diet that took over New York City (and its bathrooms). Lees meer
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F-Factor drama timeline
What Is the F-Factor Diet, and Is it Safe?
Tanya Zuckerbrot Sets a Weight-Loss Example
What Is the F-Factor Diet? Here’s What You Need to Know
F-Factor Under Fire After TONS Of Women Come Forward
Tanya Zuckerbrot and an Instagram Crusade Against the F-Factor Diet
Dietary fiber and health outcomes: an umbrella review
Closing America’s Fiber Intake Gap
F-Factor has sent legal threats and deleted Instagram comments
F-Factor Diet Allegations: What Dietitians Want You To Know
Correcting the Record
Unpacking the F-Factor Diet Drama
Insider rundown of symptoms
Tanya Zuckerbrot addresses health concerns
Insider rundown of workplace issues
Tanya Zuckerbrot Files Lawsuit Over F-Factor Diet Criticism on Instagram
Tanya Zuckerbrot sues Emily Gellis in new defamation suit
In a Lawsuit, Eight Women Claim the F-Factor Diet Made Them Sick
Submit concerns to F-Factor
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Doctors Have a New Plan for Fat Kids
28 februari 2023 · 1 uur 14 min
Last month the American Academy of Pediatrics released a new set of guidelines for "childhood obesity." We have some comments. Lees meer
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The 2023 American Academy of Pediatrics Guidelines
The 2007 guidelines
Pros and cons of bariatric surgery in adolescents
Serious Issues With the American Academy of Pediatrics Guidelines For Higher-Weight Children and Adolescents
Semaglutide treatment for obesity in teenagers: a plain language summary of the STEP TEENS research study
Patients’ views of long-term results of bariatric surgery for super-obesity: sustained effects, but continuing struggles
Long-Term Outcomes After Bariatric Surgery
Suicidal thoughts and behaviors in adolescents who underwent bariatric surgery
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Elizabeth Taylor's "Elizabeth Takes Off"
14 februari 2023 · 58 min
History should make you feel weird and so, apparently, should diet books. Lees meer
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Elizabeth Takes Off
Elizabeth: The Life of Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor: Diet Tips on How to Become a Size 6
Just Look at Her Now
Elizabeth Taylor: Born to the Purple
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Interview
Elizabeth Taylor’s Glorious Excess
Elizabeth Taylor’s Astonishing Health History
Elizabeth Taylor’s Cook Not To Blame
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“Glorifying Obesity” And Other Myths About Fat People
3 januari 2023 · 50 min
This week, we're talking about Aubrey's new book, "'You Just Need To Lose Weight' and 19 Other Myths About Fat People." And we're yelling about Piers Morgan as a little treat. Lees meer
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Workplace Wellness
20 december 2022 · 1 uur 13 min
Charging disabled people more for health care is illegal. But what about ... charging non-disabled people less? Lees meer
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A Review of the U.S. Workplace Wellness Market
"Wellness" Based Healthcare is a Scam
2013 Rand Report
Workplace Wellness Produces No Savings\
Workplace Wellbeing Is a Scam
Employers should disband employee weight control programs
Using Incentives in Workplace Wellness Programs
Coerced into Health
Current Trends in Reducing Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the US
The effectiveness of worksite nutrition and physical activity interventions for controlling employee overweight
Managing Manifest Diseases, But Not Health Risks, Saved PepsiCo Money Over Seven Years
The Dubious Empirical and Legal Foundations of Workplace Wellness Programs
Toward A Critical Theory of Corporate Wellness
The development and growth of employer-provided health insurance
The Ideological Construction Of Risk
Wellness Incentives In The Workplace
A Fatter Butt Equals a Skinnier Wallet
The Outcomes, Economics, and Ethics of the Workplace Wellness Industry
What’s Bad about Wellness?
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The Food Pyramid
15 november 2022 · 52 min
In the 1990s, the Food Pyramid was one of the most recognizable symbols in nutrition education. But where did it come from? Why was it created by the agriculture department? And why did it tell us to eat a whole loaf of bread every day? Lees meer
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Anna-Britt Agnsäter
Rounding Out the Food Pyramid
Food Lobbies, The Food Pyramid, and US Nutrition Policy
The Fattening: Reassessing The Food Pyramid
Catering to Cows and Consumers
US Drops New Food Chart
Are Cattlemen Now Guarding the Hen House?
Testing of the Food Pyramid Comes Full Circle
Topping the Food Pyramid
Food Pyramid Replaced By 'MyPlate'
Is The Food Pyramid Obsolete?
Coca-Cola Funds Scientists to Shift Blame
Experts Say Lobbying Skewed the US Dietary Guidelines
Food Politics
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Bonus: Mike's New Podcast!
8 november 2022 · 1 uur 18 min
Mike and Aubrey introduce Mike's new show, If Books Could Kill! Find it on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, Google and wherever else you get your podcasts. Lees meer
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The Daily Harvest Food Poisoning Scandal
1 november 2022 · 1 uur 2 min
“Herpes is basically living the dream” — Aubrey Gordon. Lees meer
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Marion Nestle's "Safe Food"
The vomiting, diarrhea, and gallbladder surgeries were bad enough. Daily Harvest’s alleged food poisoning victims say the startup’s response made things worse
For Now, Skip Eating Products That Contain Tara Flour, CR's Food Experts Say
Bill Marler’s Daily Harvest posts
The original Reddit post
The History, Politics & Perils Of The Current Food Safety Controversy
Food poisoning and unsafe temperatures: Many meal kit companies aren’t FDA regulated
Public Health and Food Safety: a Historical Association
Investigating Food Safety Implications Of Meal-Kit Delivery Subscription Services In Toronto
Vitamin retention in eight fruits and vegetables: a comparison of refrigerated and frozen storage
Ten years post-GAO assessment, FDA remains uninformed of potentially harmful GRAS substances in foods
Daily Harvest updates
Rachel Drori interview
Antioxidants in Fresh and Frozen Fruit and Vegetables: Impact Study of Varying Storage Conditions
Generally recognized as safe (GRAS): history and description
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Mini-Sode: The Dr. Oz Campaign
18 oktober 2022 · 1 uur 13 min
Pennsylvania listeners check your registration here! Lees meer
Mike and Aubrey break down the policies and promises of Dr. Oz's Senate campaign in Pennsylvania.
Plus! A re-run of our complete Dr. Oz episode from last year.
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Transcript of the infamous Congressional hearing
The Making of Dr. Oz
Columbia and the Problem of Dr. Oz
The FTC lawsuit against green coffee bean extract sellers
The Oz craze: The effect of pop culture media on health care
The BMJ content analysis of the Dr. Oz show
Ageing, fitness and neurocognitive function
Real-world doctors fact-check Dr. Oz, and the results aren't pretty
Dr. Oz may be America's most influential — and controversial — physician
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Paul Bragg & The Rise of Apple Cider Vinegar
11 oktober 2022 · 55 min
Health claims about apple cider vinegar are everywhere. But are they true? This week, we hop into the wayback machine for the story of America's first health influencer. (That's not true, but neither is anything else in this episode.) Lees meer
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A Longstanding Legacy of Promoting Healthy Living
About Paul (Internet Archive)
100 Years of Health with Patricia Bragg
Patricia Bragg: Born to do her father's work
In the Name of the ‘Father’ (part 2, part 3)
FDA report on enforcement & compliance
FTC decisions, 1941
How Americans Became Obsessed With Drinking Apple Cider Vinegar
Debunking the health benefits of apple cider vinegar
Orlando Bloom Bonded with Katy Perry over Apple Cider Vinegar
Investor group acquires Bragg Live Food Products
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The French Paradox
27 september 2022 · 55 min
How an early-'90s newsmagazine show convinced a generation of Americans to start drinking red wine. For the antioxidants! Lees meer
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Diet and alcohol in heart disease risk: the French Paradox
Absorption of three wine-related polyphenols in three different matrices by healthy subjects
From red wine to polyphenols and back: A journey through the history of the French Paradox
Wine as a Biological Fluid: History, Production, and Role in Disease Prevention
Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Confounders Among Nondrinking and Moderate-Drinking U.S. Adults
Alcohol, Drinking Pattern, and Chronic Disease
The French paradox: lessons for other countries
Myocardial Infarction and Coronary Deaths in the World Health Organization MONICA Project
Coronary heart disease in France and in Europe: Where are the facts?
Wine And Juice Management And Marketing Decisions: The Case Of The French Paradox
Decline of coronary heart disease mortality is strongly effected by changing patterns of underlying causes of death
The Medical Autopsy: Past, Present, and Dubious Future
New dimensions in cause of death statistics
Should socioeconomic factors be considered as traditional risk factors for cardiovascular disease, as confounders, or as risk modifiers?
Wine, alcohol, platelets, and the French paradox for coronary heart disease
Alcohol, Ischemic Heart Disease, and the French Paradox
Death certificates are not reliable: revivification of the autopsy
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Goop
13 september 2022 · 1 uur
Do we even need to write a description? It's the Goopisode! Lees meer
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How Goop’s Haters Made Gwyneth Paltrow’s Company Worth $250 Million
How Gwyneth Paltrow took Goop from a homebrewed newsletter to a controversial $250 million wellness powerhouse
Gwyneth Paltrow Feels Good — and So Can You
Is Gwyneth Paltrow’s GOOP $1.6M In Debt?
Goop and Condé Nast Team Up on a Magazine - The New York Times
Gwyneth Paltrow didn't want Condé Nast to fact-check Goop articles
A hungry Gwyneth Paltrow fails the food-stamp challenge four days in
Dear Gwyneth, this is what living on food stamps really looks like
My $29 Food Stamp Challenge & The Recipes
Gwyneth Paltrow's Having the Chicest Yard Sale Ever
Gwyneth Paltrow says children of celebrities 'almost have to work twice as hard' once they 'unfairly' get their start in Hollywood
Gwyneth Paltrow brings aerial yoga, trans talks and cryofacials to Goop health conference
We Attended Gwyneth Paltrow's $500-a-Ticket Health Summit
Anti-Medication Goop Summit Expert Claims AIDS Treatment Kills and GMOs Cause Depression
Inside Goop, Gwyneth Paltrow's Growing Empire
The history of self-care
Still Processing: We Care for Ourselves and Others in Trump’s America
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BONUS: Moon Juice Taste Test
6 september 2022 · 54 min
This week's episode is running late so here's something to tide you over! Lees meer
Last year, we did an episode on Gwyneth-adjacent influencer Amanda Chantal Bacon and her wellness company, Moon Juice. This year we decided to TASTE THE DUST.
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The Scarsdale Diet Murder feat. Sarah Marshall
23 augustus 2022 · 1 uur 32 min
In 1982 a murder captured America's imagination. Forty years later, two podcasts joined forces to talk about it. Lees meer
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Diana Trilling’s “Mrs. Harris”
Shana Alexander’s “Very Much a Lady”
"The Complete Scarsdale Medical Diet"
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