Breast milk contains indigestible starches called oligosaccharides that have no nutritional value for the baby but are designed specifically to feed its developing microbiome.

The term 'food desert' is misleading as it sounds like a natural phenomenon, whereas 'food apartheid' more accurately describes the systemic segregation and structural violence driving health disparities in communities.

Hospitals, which are filled with patients suffering from metabolic conditions, often have Coca-Cola machines and accept sponsorship money from the company, which is like having a heroin dispenser in a rehab center.

The American Academy of Pediatrics now recommends progressively treating childhood obesity with medication, leading to studies of drugs like Ozempic in children as young as six years old.

Eating two slices of whole wheat bread can raise your blood sugar more than consuming two tablespoons of table sugar.

Modern dwarf wheat was hybridized to produce more of a superstarch called amylopectin and is often sprayed with glyphosate right before harvest to dry it out.

Every time a person eats gluten, it increases a protein called zonulin that damages the gut lining and creates a leaky gut, regardless of whether they have celiac disease.

By cooking and then cooling white rice or potatoes, you create resistant starch, which lowers their glycemic impact and acts as a prebiotic for your gut microbiome.

Environmental chemicals called 'obesogens,' found in everything from plastics and cosmetics to food preservatives, are proven to directly cause an increase in fat mass.