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Nutritionists Are Petitioning to Have Their Job Title Protected from Wellness Bloggers
Despite what the Instagrams of the oracle-like “clean eating” bloggers and wellness gurus may suggest, qualifying to give safe nutritional advice requires a certain level of training.
New Book Accuses Weight Watchers of Tricking Women
In his new book, former personal trainer Jeff Scot Philips turns on the health industry, revealing how diet companies fool women into believing they're eating healthy food.
How Gender Stereotypes Affect What You Choose to Eat
Studies show that gender-specific food marketing affects the way food tastes to us—and the things we crave.
Matt Forte Will Eat Phytoplankton (?) but Not Pizza (???)
Matt Forte made some startling and very depressing revelations about his diet.
Inside the Strange World of 'Fruitarians,' Who Only Eat Raw Fruit
An increasing number of health and wellness bloggers are encouraging their fans to adopt fruitarianism—the controversial fruit-based diet advocated by Steve Jobs in the 80s.
Clean Eating Is Giving Veganism a Bad Name
"Clean eating" and "wellness" are making vegans look even more ridiculous to everyone else than we already did.
Google Says We're Turning to Food Porn to Get Our Pasta Fill
Pasta is the new porn. We’re searching, but not indulging.
Arby's Is Trolling Vegetarians on Leap Day
Arby’s recently announced its plan to effectively troll vegetarians by actually offering a “faux” vegetarian menu on the day that falls only once every four years: Leap Day.
Being the Fat Girl in a Big Fat Asian Family
When Chinese New Year rolls around, Asian women like me know it's open season for family comments on our weight. But a much deeper cultural problem lies underneath the fat jokes, and it's driving some to crash diets and disordered eating.
New Research Uncovers the Neuroscience of Sugar Fiending
The brain doesn't want sugar, it wants energy. Even if it tastes disgusting.