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A woman holds a piece of fruit in her hand, looking suspicious. She is suspicious due to the varying information about blood glucose spikes, which this article explores.
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Health

The surprising reality about blood sugar spikes (it’s not what you think)

While some online influencers argue we should carefully monitor our blood glucose to flatten every spike, others say sharper spikes are beneficial.
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A collection of odd shaped vegetables, that are often excluded.
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Perfectly imperfect: why choosing 'wonky' veg matters more than ever

Explore how accepting visually imperfect fruits and vegetables reduces waste, fights climate change, and reshapes consumer habits.
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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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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 you fat.
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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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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 one.
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