my latest @consumerreports.org investigation is based on months of reporting and 120+ lab tests of popular snacks
over a third of the products had more additives / contaminants in 1 serving than what health agencies have identified as safe to consume daily 🧵 www.consumerreports.org/health/food-...
NEW: Regulators have linked Mark McAfee’s raw dairy farm to more than a dozen recalls and outbreaks that left hundreds of people ill.
“I’ve put a couple kids in the hospital,” McAfee said. “But here’s the thing: I’m a pioneer.”
Tests by Consumer Reports and Yuka found high levels of additives and contaminants in popular products from Cheetos, Hostess, Jell-O, Kool-Aid, Takis, and more.
With Raw Farm, the largest raw-milk dairy in the country, Mark McAfee has capitalized on a once-fringe product that's been thrust into the mainstream in recent years and backed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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I got a chance to sit down with the great Alex Hogan to discuss the latest trends in longevity:
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I knew supplements were largely unregulated, but TIL that they may not even contain the ingredients they purport to have! As in, your turmeric supplement may contain 0 turmeric.
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A vascular surgery clinic for unhoused people aims to help patients avoid amputations and prevent other emergencies. Wonderful portraits of patients by @elizabethcooney.bsky.social
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Acne creams from Dr Pimple Popper, Clinique, and Proactive had high levels of benzene, a carcinogen linked to leukemia:
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Evidence is mixed on alcohol's health impacts at low levels. But a new paper, suppressed by the Trump admin, finds that just 1 drink/day = higher risk of liver cirrhosis, esophageal and oral cancers, & among females, liver cancer. @isabellacueto.bsky.social
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Texas AG Ken Paxton is launching an investigation into popular energy drink Alani Nu over whether it's "deliberately marketing a potentially harmful product to an at-risk" (young) "population."
For more context on wellness-branded energy drinks like Alani Nu: www.statnews.com/2025/05/13/e...
A new special issue of AJPH focuses on ultra-processed foods, including a new survey that finds broad bipartisan support for policies like warning labels, testing additives for safety before use in products, & ordering companies to reduce sugar & salt levels.
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Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration added bemotrizinol to the list of permitted sunscreen active ingredients, marking a significant milestone in the agency's efforts to advance sunscreen inno...
The $22 billion energy drink industry is tapping into the aesthetics of health and wellness to reach new demographics and continue its exponential growth.
A government-commissioned study had been meant to inform new dietary guidelines, and found risks associated with even light drinking.
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One reason the $70 billion supplement industry is set to double in the next seven years? Lax regulation.On today's show, we tell the story of a century-long battle between the U.S. government and … yo...
