As a result of our analysis, companies and industry groups are increasingly targeting content that encourages viewers to eat candy and ice cream, downplays the health risks of highly processed foods, and recommends unproven supplements (such as Nutritionists were found to be paid for messages that go against decades of scientific evidence about diet.
In one social media sponsored post, nutritionist While eating a cup of ice cream and peanut butter, he tells people that refusing to eat sweets only makes the cravings worse.in another video on instagram, the popular nutritionist adds lollipops to the dinner plate. She told her parents that this strategy would “prevent sweet tooth obsession” and help children develop a healthier relationship with food. These and other posts were paid for by the Canadian Sugar Association.
The strategy of engaging nutritionists on social media has allowed the food industry to expand its reach and promote questionable nutrition advice to a new generation of consumers. Some nutritionists noted in social media posts that they were part of paid partnerships, but in many cases the ties to the food industry were not disclosed to viewers.
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Public toilets are difficult to find
When you live with a debilitating bowel disease, you have to deal with chronic pain and bouts of diarrhea, among other physical symptoms. Then there is emotional distress, the main ones of which are: Reporter Luz Lazo calls this toilet anxiety.
Luz said she has been suffering from this problem since she was diagnosed with severe ulcerative colitis several years ago. “When you go to a new place, you need to know right away where the nearest restroom is,” she explains. “Or worse, I completely avoid going out because I’m worried that I’ll suddenly have a seizure and be surprised when I’m out. ”
Public restrooms are hard to find in the United States, with only eight public restrooms per 100,000 people. Ruth and illustrator Elisabeth von Eisen created a special cartoon to illustrate this challenge shared by millions of Americans with medical conditions, as well as the unhoused, the elderly, the pregnant, and others. created.
Is swimming in cold water good for you?
This week, a reader asked me about the benefits of swimming in cold water.
Read the latest Ask a Doctor column for the answer. This week’s columnist is Richard A. Friedman, a psychiatrist and avid swimmer who just swam a 2.1-mile open water race in Provincetown, Massachusetts.
“While each challenge challenges us in unpredictable ways, one thing remains the same: the joy of swimming in cold water,” he writes.
Our regular columnist Trisha S. Pasricha is back next week.Our Ask a doctor form Submit your question. I may answer that in a future column.
Here are a few things that made us happy this week.
- Coco Gauff, New York Fashion Week, and some of the Post’s best photos of the week.
- Know the varieties of honey: orange blossom, alfalfa, buckwheat. Tulip poplar, meadowfoam, star thistle. Basswood, cornflower, kudzu.
- Watch a dog play Mozart with an orchestra.
- Dog Science: Wolves and dogs remember where they hide their food
Want to learn more about “fun” snacks? Our Brain Matters Columnist Richard Sima explains. Yyou can too Read this story as a manga.
And thank you to everyone who sent me birthday wishes this week. I was very happy to hear from so many people. Please keep writing and let us know what we’re up to.Please email to [email protected].you can also Find us on TikTok.
