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Nutrition

The WHO Advised Against Sweeteners, and Then Made One Exception That Nobody Reported

The 2023 guideline told people not to use non-sugar sweeteners for weight control. It explicitly does not apply to people who already have diabetes, which is precisely the group that read the headline and threw them out.

Aug 11, 2026/3 min read

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The Gluten-Free Flour Guide: What Each One Does and What It Cannot Do

Rice flour is not a replacement for wheat, and no single flour is. Here is what each alternative actually contributes, which combinations work, and why psyllium and xanthan are not interchangeable.

Aug 11, 2026/4 min read

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Brown Bread Is Usually White Bread With Colouring, and the Label Is Allowed to Say So Quietly

Wholemeal, wholegrain, multigrain, brown, granary and wheat all sound like the same promise. Only one of them reliably means the whole grain is in there, and the difference shows up in your glucose two hours later.

Aug 9, 2026/3 min read

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You Do Not Have to Give Up Rice. You Do Have to Change Which One, How Much, and What Is On It

Telling a household built around rice to stop eating rice is advice that gets nodded at and ignored. Four changes to the same plate do more for post-meal glucose than an instruction nobody will follow.

Aug 8, 2026/3 min read

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Lactose Intolerance Is Normal, and Most People Do Not Need to Quit Dairy

Losing the ability to digest lactose in adulthood is the human default rather than a disorder. It is also a dose problem, which is why total avoidance is usually the wrong response.

Aug 8, 2026/3 min read

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Coeliac, Wheat Allergy or Gluten Sensitivity: They Are Not the Same Thing

Three different conditions get flattened into one phrase. One is autoimmune, one is an allergy and one is a diagnosis of exclusion, and the testing order matters more than most people realise.

Aug 8, 2026/4 min read

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Histamine Intolerance: Popular Online, Thin on Evidence

It has become one of the most searched explanations for unexplained symptoms. The mechanism is plausible, the tests being sold are not validated, and the diet is more restrictive than almost any other.

Aug 7, 2026/3 min read

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The Low FODMAP Diet Is a Diagnostic Tool, Not a Way of Eating

It has strong evidence behind it for irritable bowel syndrome, and it is routinely misused. The elimination phase is meant to last weeks, and the part people skip is the part that matters.

Aug 7, 2026/3 min read

Onions, garlic, apples and pears on a wooden table

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A Healthy Diet Is Becoming a Luxury, and That Is a Public Policy Failure

The 2026 global food-security debate is shifting from calories alone to whether families can afford nutritious food. The consequences reach health, education and productivity.

Jul 31, 2026/3 min read

Fresh nutritious foods at a market where affordability shapes family choices

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Breastfeeding Support Works Best When the System Carries the Weight

World Breastfeeding Week 2026 focuses on proven support, from skilled counselling and maternity leave to hospitals and workplaces designed around families.

Jul 31, 2026/2 min read

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How to Judge a Diet Claim Before You Follow It

Seven checks that need no science background and would have flagged nizam al-tayyibat in about ten minutes. The next system will be different in content and identical in shape.

Jul 29, 2026/3 min read

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