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Toxicology Trap
The Toxicology Trap: Why Nutrition Science Needs a New Paradigm In her thought-provoking article, "The Toxicology Trap: Why Nutrition Science Must Move Beyond Causal Thinking and Include Neurodiversity and Stress Models," Lori Hogenkamp challenges the way we approach...

“No system can be fixed by people who do not know why it is broken.”
Fixing Our Broken Food System: Why We Need a Science-Based Framework for Metabolic Health “No system can be fixed by people who do not know why it is broken.” Our global food system is broken. Chronic diseases are skyrocketing, obesity and diabetes are at record...

The Energy Balance Myth
The “Energy Balance Hypothesis” as Applied to Nutrition Is Marketing Mythology Debunking Junk Science Used to Sell Junk Food Eight primary diseases related to metabolic dysfunction account for a staggering 75 percent of healthcare costs in the U.S. To escape...

Ultra-Processed Foods – Can/should they be made Healthier?
Ultra-processed foods are understood to be detrimental to human health across several parameters, including macronutrient and micronutrient composition, fibre, effects of food additives, toxins, heat exposure, and packaging.[1] They are only cheap (as promoted by...

Ultra-processed foods can be much healthier
Re-engineering ultra-processed foods can feed the gut, protect the liver and support the brain, study flags 03 Apr 2023 | By Jolanda van Hal 03 Apr 2023 --- Ultra-processed foods can be much healthier with a little re-engineering, according to an international team...

Fixing Food for Health & Planet: A Transformative Dialogue held at WEF Davos 2025
The Event Was a Success! On January 22, 2025, leaders, visionaries, and changemakers came together at the SDG Tent, Hotel National Lounge in Davos for a pivotal event hosted by the Kuwaiti Danish Dairy Company (KDD) and co-organized with esteemed partners EAT, ATNI,...

Testing for Metabolic Health
How do you know if you are healthy and what your labs tell you? Dr. Robert Lustig & Mike Haney Although not one single test can tell you whether you are healthy, some biomarkers and lab results can provide you a picture of your metabolic health, which can then...

Obesogens: a unifying theory for the global rise in obesity
Title: Obesogens: A Hidden Driver Behind the Global Obesity Epidemic Overview: Despite advances in diet and medicine, the global obesity epidemic continues to rise, presenting a challenge to public health worldwide. A groundbreaking study published in the...

Metabolic Dysfunction – Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (formerly NAFLD)
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When sweetness and gut health go hand in hand…
Prebiotic potential of new sweeteners based on the simultaneous biosynthesis of galactooligosaccharides and enzymatically modified steviol glycosides Prebiotics are known for their health-promoting functions associated with the modulation of the colonic microbiota and...
