Carrie Dennett
Ultra-processed foods lead to chronic diseases? Bread, breakfast cereals, yogurt and dairy desserts are all associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes
[G]iven the prevailing sense of certainty that ultraprocessed foods are a prime culprit in chronic disease, it may surprise you ...
Viewpoint: Why you should exercise skepticism about the ‘food as medicine’ trend
Predictions are that the “food as medicine” movement will gain traction in 2025. Even though nutrition is one important contributor ...
Viewpoint: How Environmental Working Group’s Dirty Dozen undermines healthy food consumption
To be able to “vote with your fork” is a privilege that not everyone has, and the “Dirty Dozen” list ...
‘Clinically proven’ memory-boosting supplements like Prevagen don’t work. So how do they escape FDA crackdown?
Some popular supplements advertised on TV claim to be “clinically” proven, but in fact are not. Notably, the maker of ...
Viewpoint: Pesticide residues on food could be 100,000 times higher—and still wouldn’t harm your health
The idea that “nonorganic” produce, typically referred to as “conventional” produce, is unsafe to eat is pervasive, and it largely ...
Nutrigenomics v Nutrigenetics: Using gene-diet interactions to tailor personal health regimens
[Editor’s note: Carrie Dennett, MPH, RDN, CD, is the nutrition columnist for The Seattle Times and speaks frequently on nutrition-related ...