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Food is not medicine

Food is not medicine

Too many people are willing to blame chronic conditions (and everything else) on poor diets, choices, lifestyles, etc. But food isn’t medicine. Food isn’t the culprit. Oppression is. Before you X out of this window, consider the lowest time in your life. Maybe it’s now, maybe it’

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What does food insecurity actually mean?

Food insecurity is a term often discussed in health, wellness, and nutrition content, but not everyone has a clear understanding of what it means. Even as a nutrition grad student, I misunderstood the many ways that food insecurity could present in real life. A few years back, I saw a

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Can ultra-processed foods be healthy?

Ultra-processed foods have been increasingly highlighted as a tension point among those who work in nutrition, health, or wellness. Ultra-Processed Upset A Time article from August described the efforts of Jessica Wilson, a registered dietitian fighting for ultraprocessed foods—and it's not because she works for