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Something Weird Is Happening With Halloween Chocolate

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 1d

This Halloween, the candy seems to be missing a crucial ingredient, @yeahyeahyasmin.bsky.social reports.

Where did it all go?

Moms Are Losing Options to Protect Newborns from COVID

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 21d

Pregnant women and newborns face an elevated risk of becoming severely ill from COVID. But new guidance from the CDC is complicating their ability to stay protected from the coronavirus, @yeahyeahyasmin.bsky.social reports:

America’s vaccine chaos is a nightmare for pregnant women.

Moms Are Losing Options to Protect Newborns from COVID

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 22d

Pregnant women and newborns face an elevated risk of becoming severely ill from COVID. But new guidance from the CDC is complicating their ability to stay protected from the coronavirus, @yeahyeahyasmin.bsky.social reports:

America’s vaccine chaos is a nightmare for pregnant women.

MAHA Is Complicating One of the Hardest Parts of Parenting

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 23d

For parents, part of MAHA’s appeal is the promise that it’ll make food healthier for their children. Instead, its nutrition advice may be piling on labor, more costs, and confusion, @yeahyeahyasmin.bsky.social reports.

Dinnertime has gotten even more stressful.

It’s officially been one year since MAHA was born. Tracking the latest.

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · Sep 1

Food companies are capitalizing on some of MAHA’s favored dietary principles. The trend might change American diets for the worse, @yeahyeahyasmin.bsky.social reports. https://theatln.tc/dLYAQjKA

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Food Fix @foodfixco.bsky.social · Aug 27

Taking stock of one year of MAHA. Kennedy: Dietary Guidelines on track for late September. The latest on SNAP restrictions waivers.

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Taking stock of one year of MAHA. Kennedy: Dietary Guidelines on track for late September. The latest on SNAP restrictions waivers.

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Yasmin Tayag @yeahyeahyasmin.bsky.social · Aug 25

Eat the tallow fries because they're delicious, not because they're better for you!!!

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The MAHA Trend in Groceries Will Backfire

Without real reform, Americans might just end up eating more junk food.

The MAHA-Washing of American Groceries Has Begun

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · Aug 23

Food companies are capitalizing on some of MAHA’s favored dietary principles. The trend might change American diets for the worse, @yeahyeahyasmin.bsky.social reports.

It doesn’t bode well for the American diet.

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · Aug 19

Bone broth, bovine colostrum, beef-tallow deodorant, powdered bull testicle: American wellness has entered its cowmaxxing era, @yeahyeahyasmin.bsky.social reports.

Beef-tallow moisturizer is just the beginning of cow-based wellness.

Americans Are All In on Cow-Based Wellness

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Adrienne LaFrance @adriennelaf.bsky.social · Aug 12

America has apparently entered its cowmaxxing era. This is fascinating (and darkly hilarious) by @yeahyeahyasmin.bsky.social: www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

Beef-tallow moisturizer is just the beginning.

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · Aug 11

Bone broth, bovine colostrum, beef-tallow deodorant, powdered bull testicle: American wellness has entered its cowmaxxing era, @yeahyeahyasmin.bsky.social reports.

Beef-tallow moisturizer is just the beginning of cow-based wellness.

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David A. Graham @dgraham.bsky.social · Aug 11

"Woo-woo, it seems, is becoming moo-moo. America has entered its cowmaxxing era." www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

Beef-tallow moisturizer is just the beginning of cow-based wellness.

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Yasmin Tayag @yeahyeahyasmin.bsky.social · Aug 11

Do you even cowmaxx, bro?

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Beef-tallow moisturizer is just the beginning of cow-based wellness.

American Summers Are Starting to Feel Like Winter

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · Jul 30

The Midtown Manhattan shooter speculated that CTE was a cause of his mental illness. But drawing that line is premature—and dangerous, @yeahyeahyasmin.bsky.social writes. https://theatln.tc/FFmCSbQc

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · Jul 27

Summer is coming down to a choice between enduring the heat and avoiding it—both of which might, in their own ways, be making people sick, @yeahyeahyasmin.bsky.social reports.

Climate change is doing a number on people’s warm-weather blues.

Tanning is back. And this time, it’s not just about looking good.

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Yasmin Tayag @yeahyeahyasmin.bsky.social · Jul 21

It's a Red Hot American Summer 🥵

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The New Sun Worship

These women dedicated almost 50 years to science. Their efforts may soon be trashed | CNN

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · Jul 2

Destroying 50 years of women’s health samples is like ‘burning the Library of Congress’ www.cnn.com/2025/07/01/h...

Nurses in the US provided biological samples for decades to help study women’s health. Here’s what they think of President Trump’s actions that may end its funding.

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Yasmin Tayag @yeahyeahyasmin.bsky.social · Jul 2

For all the criticism—and praise—of Zohran Mamdani's public-grocery plan, it's never been attempted in a major US city. It would be a total experiment.

Experimentation is risky. But given NYC's food affordability crisis, so is doing nothing.

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New York Is Hungry for a Big Grocery Experiment

Small towns have tried public grocery stores. How would they fare in a major city?

New Yorkers May Soon Be Grocery Guinea Pigs

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · Jul 2

Because nothing exactly like Zohran Mamdani’s plan for public groceries has ever been tried before in a large city, no one can be certain whether it will really be able to sell more affordable food, let alone help address health. @yeahyeahyasmin.bsky.social reports:

Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s public-grocery plan is a $60 million experiment.

Congress poised to advance billions in SNAP cuts in coming days

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Food Fix @foodfixco.bsky.social · Jun 27

The latest on Republicans’ ‘big beautiful bill’ and the push to cut billions from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

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The latest on Republicans’ ‘big beautiful bill’ and the push to cut billions from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · Jun 25

Emulsifiers have become targets in RFK Jr.’s push to remove many additives from the American diet. But without them, food wouldn’t be the same, @yeahyeahyasmin.bsky.social reports.

MAHA Is Coming for Mayonnaise

Emulsifiers raise some real health concerns, but food wouldn’t be the same without them.

Brace Yourself for Watery Mayo and Spiky Ice Cream

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Yasmin Tayag @yeahyeahyasmin.bsky.social · Jun 25

MAHA's crackdown on food additives has another target—one you've probably never heard of. Prepare to hear a lot more about emulsifiers.

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MAHA is coming for emulsifiers.

A PTSD Therapy ‘Seemed Too Good to Be True’

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Saahil Desai @saahildesai.bsky.social · Jun 4

This, by @yeahyeahyasmin.bsky.social, is such a powerful rumination on how "it’s promising, but more research is needed" is meant to strengthen emerging science—but can also thwart it
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What if overcoming trauma can be painless?

The PTSD Treatment That Veterans Dream Of

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · Jun 3

What if overcoming trauma can be painless? A controversial PTSD treatment comes with big, even fantastical claims, writes @yeahyeahyasmin.bsky.social.

What if overcoming trauma can be painless—even fun? A controversial therapy claims it’s possible.