Sarah Todd
Assignment Editor at STAT
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1 week ago |
statnews.com | Sarah Todd
At a Brooklyn coffeeshop one recent rainy afternoon, the barista explained that lattes came just one of two ways: with whole milk or almond. It didn’t make sense to stock skim or reduced-fat milk when requests for those varieties are few and far between, she said — though a few months ago, she did notice a curious surge of customers asking for raw milk.
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2 weeks ago |
statnews.com | Sarah Todd
The links between ultra-processed food and higher risk of diabetes will be the focus of the first wave of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s national “Take Back Your Health” campaign, according to a notice posted on a government site for contractors.
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2 weeks ago |
statnews.com | Sarah Todd
Europe’s comparatively cautious approach to food additives is the envy of health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Make America Healthy Again movement. A Texas bill now before Gov. Greg Abbott aims to help close the gap by slapping warning labels on foods that contain any of 44 additives and dyes. Abbott has not said whether he intends to sign Senate Bill 25 into law.
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2 weeks ago |
statnews.com | Sarah Todd
The Make America Healthy Again movement has a lot of the food industry on edge. Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his allies have made concerns about the health effects of ultra-processed foods a government priority, putting titans like PepsiCo, Kraft Heinz, and Nestlé on the defensive. But for a smaller contingent of food companies with products that align with MAHA’s vision of what a healthy diet looks like — from organic produce to emulsifier-free chocolates — things are looking up.
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3 weeks ago |
statnews.com | Sarah Todd
Ice cream, lip gloss, and sparkling water are just a few of the products that can contain neotame — an artificial sweetener that’s 7,000-13,000 times sweeter than sugar. Now researchers have found it’s also in many flavored disposable e-cigarettes, which they warn gives them extra appeal to teens and kids. The study, published Monday in JAMA, found neotame in all 11 of the popular disposable vape brands it tested, including Elf Bar, Breeze, and Mr. Fog.
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