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A man pours a red additive into cow feed. This links to this article's discussion on the perceived benefits of feed additives.
Opinion
OPINION
Environment

Can feed additives really fix the methane problem?

Feed additives have been regarded as the silver bullet to tackle methane emissions from cow farmers, but are they all they're cracked up to be?
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A person sits on a couch facing the camera. In one hand, they hold a banana, and in the other hand they hold a candy bar. This represents the conflicting information that eating fruit is as unhealthy as eating candy.
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OPINION
Nutrition

Why do influencers keep saying that fruit makes you fat?

Claims that fruits should be avoided due to their sugar content are very popular on social media, so we fact-check the claim that eating fruits makes…
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A scene depicting two types of apples. On the left are American apples, whereas on the right there are Italian apples, showing the comparisons that are often drawn between these countries' food
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OPINION
Nutrition

Are Italian apples really six times healthier than American apples?

Social media often compares Italian and American products. We fact-check the claim that you’d need to eat six apples in America to get the benefits from...
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Registered Nutritionist Sophie Gastman explores why punitive vegetable marketing harms our relationship with food, especially for children, and why we need a new approach.
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OPINION
Health

Why our vegetable marketing needs a serious rethink, starting with our kids

We explore why punitive vegetable marketing harms our relationship with food, especially for children, and why we need a new approach.
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