September 29, 2025 — We spend a lot of time these days talking about the risks of ultra-processed foods. Sugar. Additives. Marketing. Long‐term metabolic effects. These are very real concerns. But recent events in Indonesia offer a sobering reminder that more basic failures – poor oversight, bad food handling, spoiled ingredients – can cause acute harm. This has happened […]
September 21, 2025 — Julia Belluz and Kevin Hall have some Food Intelligence to offer us this week and their book of this title will be shipping on Tuesday. No, this is not a paid endorsement. It is, though, an earnest recommendation to learn from two of the most thoughtful people we know on the subject of food, health, […]
March 12, 2025 — It’s no secret. We have reservations about the expansive use of the label “diet-related” disease for a stunning array of conditions that have many different causes. Even for obesity, that label is problematic. But we’re used to it. We were not ready, though, for the news this week that the most senior health official in […]
October 30, 2022 — An apple a day keeps the doctor away. This 19th-century Welsh aphorism is a few steps behind the current zeal for medicalizing food. Food is medicine advocates are eager to see doctors prescribe produce, medically tailored groceries, or meals. It’s a big-tent concept that feels a little bit like a faith healing revival. Certainly, nutrition […]
