11 articles
The protein RDA hasn't been meaningfully updated for older adults in decades. Meanwhile, the evidence on sarcopenia, visceral fat, and microbiome aging tells a very different story. Here's the gap between the guidelines and the science — and who pays for it.
Jules Cortez·
The "eat every two hours" rule was never about your metabolism. Follow the money, the research timeline, and the three hunger systems that food companies learned to exploit — and you'll never look at a mid-morning snack bar the same way.
Jules Cortez·
Turmeric, ginger, cinnamon, garlic — your spice rack holds some of the most potent bioactive compounds in food. Here's the kitchen science of actually unlocking them.
Theo Marsh·
Same bowl of rice, completely different blood sugar response. A 2025 Nature Medicine CGM study confirms what you've probably sensed: the ideal diet isn't universal — and the science finally explains why your body has its own rules.
Margot Laine·
For decades, diet culture treated hunger as a failure of willpower. New research on appetite hormones, metabolic flexibility, and circadian eating rhythms tells a very different story — and the implications are damning.
Jules Cortez·
You've been told to eat more fiber for decades. But not what it actually does. Two landmark 2024–2025 studies finally explain the mechanism — and it's not about constipation.
Jules Cortez·
Your hunger hormones don't care how hard you tried. After weight loss, your body wages a biological counterattack — and it's not your fault. Here's the science, and what to do about it.
Margot Laine·
You're probably deficient in two nutrients that aren't trendy, aren't expensive, and aren't hard to fix. Here's the short version on vitamin D and choline.
Cal Reeves·
Ultra-processed food doesn't just make you eat more — new research shows it may structurally alter the brain regions that decide what and how much you want to eat. Follow the evidence.
Jules Cortez·
Dietary fat got a bad rap for decades. Here's what the science actually says about omega-3s, heart health, and which fats are worth eating.
Cal Reeves·
Blood sugar management has gotten a weirdly complicated reputation. Here's the simple version — and what you can actually do about those 3pm energy crashes.
Cal Reeves·
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