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conscienhealth.bsky.social @conscienhealth.bsky.social · 4h

At the American College of Surgeons annual meeting, surgeons debate the future of surgery for #obesity. But why is this even a question? Maybe because people have a tough time thinking about obesity as a complex chronic disease.
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conscienhealth.bsky.social @conscienhealth.bsky.social · 1d

As an article of faith, some experts preach that #sweeteners do more harm than good. A new RCT in @nature.com Metabolism should prompt fresh thinking.

Sweeteners can help with maintaining a lower weight. conscienhealth.org/2025/10/yes-...

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Build Up Dietitians @builduprdns.bsky.social · 2d

"Big 🥭 Mango" 😆

conscienhealth.bsky.social @conscienhealth.bsky.social · 2d

Is a #mango a healthier snack than a sugary granola bar? Probably.
Will mangoes prevent diabetes? Probably not.
Big Mango is pushing hard to position its product with a health halo.
conscienhealth.org/2025/10/magi...

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conscienhealth.bsky.social @conscienhealth.bsky.social · 2d

Is a #mango a healthier snack than a sugary granola bar? Probably.
Will mangoes prevent diabetes? Probably not.
Big Mango is pushing hard to position its product with a health halo.
conscienhealth.org/2025/10/magi...

conscienhealth.bsky.social @conscienhealth.bsky.social · 3d

A new paper in @thelancet.com Child & Adolescent Health reminds us that we are putting our children at risk by filling the world with #plastics. We must find an alternative to ever-growing exposure to the #EndocrineDisruptingChemicals that come with them.
conscienhealth.org/2025/10/putt...

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conscienhealth.bsky.social @conscienhealth.bsky.social · 4d

What are these ants doing in #yogurt at the world-famous Alchemist restaurant? Enquiring scientific minds need to know.
conscienhealth.org/2025/10/yogu...

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conscienhealth.bsky.social @conscienhealth.bsky.social · 5d

The sequel to @thelancet.com Commission on a #PlanetaryHealthDiet is out. Will the commission's recommendations get more traction this time?
conscienhealth.org/2025/10/will...

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conscienhealth.bsky.social @conscienhealth.bsky.social · 6d

This week has presented us with a festival of #FatShaming in politics – from the U.S. Secretary of Defense and from detractors of the President alike. Whatever the source, it's an embarrassment to America. We can do better.
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conscienhealth.bsky.social @conscienhealth.bsky.social · 7d

A press release from the UNC School of Medicine tells us #JunkFood can scramble memory in just four days! All this from a study of mouse neurons and high-fat food pellets. Great clickbait if we overlook the element of #hype.
conscienhealth.org/2025/10/junk...

conscienhealth.bsky.social @conscienhealth.bsky.social · 8d

We often hear confident assertions that #nutrition recommendations for persons living with #obesity are simple and clear. But new research in the Journal of @americanheart.bsky.social tells us these are false assurances.
HT: @ahascience.bsky.social
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conscienhealth.bsky.social @conscienhealth.bsky.social · 9d

Is our perverse economic environment propelling us toward an overwhelming #health problem with #obesity that is becoming a #wealth issue?
conscienhealth.org/2025/09/the-...

conscienhealth.bsky.social @conscienhealth.bsky.social · 10d

Amid all the talk about ultra-processed food "poisoning" our children, Indonesia offers us a harsh reminder that real #FoodPoisoning presents an acute danger if we neglect #FoodSafety.
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conscienhealth.bsky.social @conscienhealth.bsky.social · 11d

Wait. Aren't #prices for #GLP1s coming down? So why are average out-of-pocket costs for them in #Medicare plans twice as high this year? Twisted economics and profiteering explain a lot.
conscienhealth.org/2025/09/medi...

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conscienhealth.bsky.social @conscienhealth.bsky.social · 12d

What's up with #bimagrumab?
This week, @elilillyandcompany.bsky.social stopped a study of it in combination with #tirzepatide for persons with diabetes and obesity. Meanwhile a study in obesity alone continues. This is a drug that's been through a lot.
conscienhealth.org/2025/09/this...

conscienhealth.bsky.social @conscienhealth.bsky.social · 13d

Saying “we will never walk away from the world, or our commitment to end chronic disease,” U.S. Health Secretary RFK Jr. declared yesterday that the U.S. is walking away from a global commitment to fight #ChronicDiseases at the United Nations. 🙄
conscienhealth.org/2025/09/frag...

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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 14d

Problematic Obesity Research on Apple Cider Vinegar Retracted conscienhealth.org/2025/09/prob... @conscienhealth.bsky.social

"...this retracted paper leaves a residue of misinformation that will not completely disappear."

"This is how bogus ideas live on despite evidence that they are nonsense."

Problematic Obesity Research on Apple Cider Vinegar Retracted - ConscienHealth

Apple cider vinegar more effective for obesity than semaglutide? Too good to be true, but retraction of this flawed study took 18 months.

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conscienhealth.bsky.social @conscienhealth.bsky.social · 14d

Apple cider vinegar is 50% more effective than semaglutide? This obviously flawed #obesity research took only four months to publish, but 18 months to retract.
HT: @retractionwatch.com
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Build Up Dietitians @builduprdns.bsky.social · 15d

The most popular post so far in the GROCERY Cart Newsletter... post from @conscienhealth.bsky.social

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conscienhealth.bsky.social @conscienhealth.bsky.social · 15d

Dropping the #TimeSwitch to prevent millions of obesity cases? Like the idea of getting rid of the time switch. But the promise of preventing so much obesity might be an overpromise.
HT: @pnas.org
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conscienhealth.bsky.social @conscienhealth.bsky.social · 16d

If you thought enthusiasm for investing in #ObesityMedicine development was waning, think again. Roche and Pfizer are making big commitments and putting big money on the table.
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Linn Steward @gourmetmetrics.bsky.social · 17d

Pieter Bruegel Is a brilliant pick for the issue at hand!

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conscienhealth.bsky.social @conscienhealth.bsky.social · 17d

Information Cancellation:
Labeling it "fear mongering," USDA will no longer collect data on food insecurity. Who needs data? Together with the largest-ever cuts in #FoodAssistance, this is enough to make us think they don't care about #hunger.
conscienhealth.org/2025/09/usda...

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Berna @bernaboop.bsky.social · 18d

This looks interesting and perhaps timely given this age of circulating dis/misinformation.

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Kevin Hall @kevinh-phd.bsky.social · 18d

Thanks @conscienhealth.bsky.social!

conscienhealth.bsky.social @conscienhealth.bsky.social · 18d

Will the new book from @juliabelluz.bsky.social and @kevinh-phd.bsky.social increase our #FoodIntelligence? Only if we get it and digest it. Having given it a read, we recommend it.
conscienhealth.org/2025/09/get-...

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conscienhealth.bsky.social @conscienhealth.bsky.social · 18d

Will the new book from @juliabelluz.bsky.social and @kevinh-phd.bsky.social increase our #FoodIntelligence? Only if we get it and digest it. Having given it a read, we recommend it.
conscienhealth.org/2025/09/get-...

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