Unsettled Science

Major NIH Nutrition Trials on Diet & Health Ignored

Results of long-term, randomized, controlled, clinical trials on some 80,000 people never considered in formulating the US Dietary Guidelines.

Jul 11 • 

Nina Teicholz

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May 2025

$32M in Govt Grants go to Cell-Based, "Cultured" Meats (updated)

Private companies creating + selling these "meats" get >$10M

May 3 • 

Nina Teicholz

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$32M in Govt Grants go to Cell-Based, "Cultured" Meats

Private companies creating + selling these "meats" get >$10M

May 3 • 

Nina Teicholz

90

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April 2025

A Star NIH Researcher Quits, Blames Censorship

What are the facts?

Apr 22 • 

Nina Teicholz

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March 2025

'MAHA Takeover’ of Washington — What’s Going On?

The MAHA Commission, HHS Budget Cuts, USDA Slashes Farm-to-School Program and More

Mar 30 • 

Nina Teicholz

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Why the NIH has made little progress on preventing chronic diseases

A research agenda fueled by pharma/biotech interests

Mar 9 • 

Nina Teicholz

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January 2025

US Dietary Guidelines: Science is "Subpar," Cannot be Replicated

New paper finds systematic reviews to be of “critically low quality"

Jan 27 • 

Nina Teicholz

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December 2024

US Dietary Guidelines Remain an Evidence-Free Zone

Majority of clinical trials in expert reviews do not show health benefits

Dec 11, 2024 • 

Nina Teicholz

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November 2024

Op-ed on the US Dietary Guidelines: the problems and how to fix them

Dear All,

Nov 22, 2024 • 

Nina Teicholz

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A Substack update, MDs reinforcing failure and ill news about sugar (a clever study!)

What's the problem with nutrition education in medical school--quantity or quality? And will sugar consumption in early life cause disease decades…

Nov 9, 2024 • 

Gary Taubes

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Get ready to eat beans, peas, lentils--as cuts in meat, poultry, and eggs are proposed for next Dietary Guidelines

Science review methods fall to new lows at USDA

Nov 8, 2024 • 

Nina Teicholz

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October 2024

News! & Longer Living Through Chemistry

A new Substack, and an anti-aging pill in the news. To take it or not?

Oct 26, 2024 • 

Gary Taubes

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