Health, without the hype
A rare controlled trial shows ultra-processed food causes weight gain, not just correlates with it: here's what the study found, what a 2025 follow-up adds, and what's still genuinely debated.
The strongest diabetes-prevention trial evidence comes from older, higher-risk adults; here's what it, and the research on younger adults, actually says about lowering your risk in your 20s and 30s.
This closing piece in our diabetes and food-culture series asks the bigger question: has how Britain eats actually changed, and does grazing vs three structured meals matter for metabolic health? We check the real UK data.
The Soft Drinks Industry Levy cut sugar sold in drinks by almost 40% - and new research shows people are genuinely eating less sugar too. Here's what five years of UK data actually shows, and where the policy still falls short.
TikTok's 'cortisol face' trend blames stress hormones for facial puffiness. The real mechanism is genuine, but the dramatic claim borrows from a rare condition that takes months to develop, not a stressful week.
New 2024-2025 research compares real TikTok feeds and interviews to ask what the algorithm actually does for people with eating disorders, and what it doesn't prove.
