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Should I trust Paul Saladino when he says pregnant women should avoid folic acid in supplements and fortified foods?
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Paul Saladino’s anti-folic acid advice for pregnant women is not just wrong—it could be dangerous

Folic acid in pregnancy: evidence-based guidance vs. viral claims. We explain what Paul Saladino’s claims show - and don’t show - plus red flag checks.
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Eddie Abbew has been spreading false information about tempeh. He has suggested that 'it isnt real food." This is false.
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“Not real food”? Says Eddie Abbew. A closer look at claims about tempeh, soy, and men’s health.

Eddie Abbew’s statements dismiss the nutritional value of soy-based foods like tempeh, mischaracterise soy’s impact on hormones, and promote an overly narrow definition of what constitutes “real” food.
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A person hold a potato, they are wondering if we should be eating them or not? Are potatoes real food?
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Are potatoes really not ‘human food’? We checked the history and science

Fact-checking Candi Frazier in this article we take a deep dive into the powerful persuasive effect of stories, to fact-check a claim that potatoes “aren’t our food,” based on a retelling of the potato’s history.
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A person stands in between aisles in a grocery store. One aisle is empty, whereas the other is overflowing with food.
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Will reducing livestock really cause food shortages? Here's what the science says

Claims that downplay the environmental impact of animal agriculture are abundant on social media platforms.
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