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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.

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.

An illustration features a person's torso above a table filled with various items associated with wellness and health, including colorful pills, supplements, fruit-shaped objects, and bottles of liquid. A blue bin overflowing with pills is prominent in the foreground. This imagery represents the confusing and potentially harmful landscape of wellness misinformation, as exemplified by the Belle Gibson scandal.

The Belle Gibson scandal: how wellness misinformation endangers public health

When Belle Gibson lied about curing her cancer by eating fruits and vegetables, it wasn't just morally wrong, it was a threat to public health.

A colorful display of fresh vegetables, including leafy greens, tomatoes, carrots, and other vibrant produce, arranged on a wooden surface. This image visually supports the article "Plants Are Good, So Why Do Wellness Influencers Call Them Toxic?" by showcasing the richness and health benefits of plant-based foods, directly challenging the claims made by some wellness influencers who argue that vegetables are harmful. The image emphasizes the importance of whole plant foods as part of a balanced and healthy diet.

Plants are good for you, so why do wellness influencers call them toxic?

Calling broccoli “toxic” makes for great clicks, but terrible nutrition advice

A seamless pattern of broccoli florets on a bright green background. The playful repetition highlights the article’s critique of exaggerated health claims around oxalates in vegetables like broccoli, challenging fear-based nutrition narratives and reinforcing the value of whole plant foods.

“Plants are toxic!” Are oxalates destroying your health?

Should you stop eating vegetables because of their oxalate content?

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