Undercover video taken by activists shows staff at Cooke Aquaculture, a major seafood company, beating and kicking salmon at a hatchery in Maine
“The facility has no oversight,” an advocate said
Chiquita farm workers in Guatemala are paid below minimum wage, exposed to aerial fumigation and many use a dangerous cocktail called La Bomba - a mix of Raptor energy drink and the opioid tramadol - to endure grueling labor
Quebec becomes the first region in North America to adopt an age restriction for energy drinks.
The "Zachary Miron Act" is named after a 15-year-old who died after consuming Red Bull while using ADHD medication
Obesity appears to have peaked in a number of high-income countries, but is accelerating in low and middle income countries, a new study in @nature.com finds
Experts say the pattern shows that rising obesity rates are not inevitable
Trump's surgeon general nominee Nicole Saphier sells a supplement called "Calm" that contains kava, an ingredient linked to liver damage and banned by the Pentagon
@us.theguardian.com scoop shines light on MAHA's promotion of dubious wellness products
The European Parliament calls on the European Commission to “urgently investigate” its staff's dealings with the tobacco industry, after @theexamination.org revealed the staff held undisclosed meetings with tobacco giant Philip Morris
Common preservatives such as added vitamin C are linked to higher risks of high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease, a new study finds
"The results observed here for these food additives are not true for natural substances," the study's author told CNN
New undercover video appears to show cruel treatment of salmon at Cooke hatchery amid push for ‘chickenification’ of fish
Every year, bad diets kill millions of people and cost trillions of $. The world’s largest food companies say they want to be part of the solution. But behind closed doors, companies lobby governments to derail public health laws.
Sasha Chavkin
Sasha Chavkin
A study finds the rise in U.S. obesity rates have hit a plateau in children but are still climbing for adults, and are still high compared to those in other countries.
Amazon opens an inquiry into Nicole Saphier’s product compliance following Guardian inquiry. White House says she will be a ‘powerful asset’ for Maha agenda
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The move comes after The Examination and Politico reported that those meetings could violate a global public health treaty.
Just 9% of independent studies draw positive conclusions about the health effects of eating meat.
But among studies backed the meat industry, the rate is 69%, according to a new review in the journal Obesity Reviews
One more reason to take the protein craze with a grain of salt...
Sasha Chavkin
Lifting the veil on the unhealthy food lobby in Colombia
In Guatemala, Chiquita’s banana empire relies on an outsourced and exploited workforce labouring at the heart of plantations that are nonetheless Rainforest Alliance certified. Wages below the legal m...
Quebec is now the first jurisdiction in North America to restrict access to caffeinated energy drinks — to people under 16, in this case. The new law will come into effect in six months.
Alcohol is so enmeshed in our daily lives that it can be easy to overlook the damage it does to our health. Don't miss this dazzling new series by @isabellacueto.bsky.social & @levfacher.bsky.social on what we can do to address the alcohol epidemic in the U.S.:
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Academic studies funded or supported by industry are 16 times more likely to draw positive conclusions about the health impacts of meat than independent research, a new review has found. Public health...
The Deadliest Drug, a new investigative series, shows that the alcohol epidemic is a generational failure of the medical and public health systems, of industry, and of government.
