In general, consumers should take all bold claims about health with a degree of skepticism. In the corners of social media dominated by wellness content, influencers recommend an assortment of treatments and products to support weight loss, fight exhaustion, or promote other desired health outcomes.Some of the endorsed approaches may be helpful. Many play into fads with scant evidence to back up enthusiasts’ claims, medical experts say.Some influencers encourage their followers to avoid specific food items, such as seed oils, while others advocate going all in on certain foods, such as the meat-heavy carnivore diet. There are video pitches for berberine, a chemical compound that’s been touted online as “nature’s Ozempic,” and for nonmedical IV vitamin therapy, which businesses popularly known as drip bars market as cures for hangovers or fatigue.To be sure, alternative health practices and cures that lacked the medical establishment’s backing were a part of popular culture long before the internet age. But the plethora of advice shared online has both prompted calls for safeguards and found a measure of mainstream acceptance.The new U.S. health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., had his Instagram account suspended in 2021 for posting misinformation about vaccine safety and COVID-19, but many of the ideas he champions have a widespread following. Critics of Dr. Mehmet Oz accused him of sometimes making misleading assertions on the talk show he used to host; Oz now is... Continue reading at 'Fast Company'
[ Fast Company | 2025-03-24 16:15:37 UTC ]
An environmentalist mermaid, a cookbook for young scientists, the story of an Olympic champion, and more of today's best kids' book deals! Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-07-03 15:05:00 UTC ]
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Restaurateur Josh Niland and recipe developer Hetty Lui McKinnon scoop prizes in food publishing awards, which also honoured aid worker Zomi FrankcomGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailTwo Australian cookbook authors have won prizes in this year’s James Beard Foundation awards, dubbed the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2024-06-11 07:21:43 UTC ]
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Molly Baz, the cookbook author whose recent billboard for breastfeeding brand Swehl was deemed too spicy for Times Square, is following up that controversy with a new sponsorship. Baz, in a timely alliance with Kellogg's, will become the first pregnant woman to appear on... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2024-06-04 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Poetry from the Young People’s Poet Laureate, the adventures of Eloise, a DIY cookbook for young chefs, and more of today's best children's book deals. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-05-29 15:16:09 UTC ]
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The campaign, featuring pregnant and near-nude celebrity cookbook author Molly Baz, was deemed indecent by a billboard company ahead of Mother’s Day. In case you missed it, last week, Times Square was the home of a 45-foot billboard featuring an image of pregnant celebrity cookbook author Molly... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2024-05-14 22:45:00 UTC ]
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If you weren't familiar with breastfeeding brand Swehl before this week, you surely are now. This week, the company's 45-foot billboard featuring cookbook author Molly Baz, her pregnant belly, a rhinestone bikini and two lactation cookies covering her breasts took over... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2024-05-14 21:45:47 UTC ]
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Times Square is no stranger to women's bodies, but a particular advertisement recently stirred controversy, reflecting deep societal tensions surrounding motherhood and female sexuality. The ad promoted lactation cookies in a provocative campaign by breastfeeding startup... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2024-05-13 20:32:01 UTC ]
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Food is often described as a universal language that brings people together. In recent years, various content creators such as QCP have taken over social media with their food creations. Known for preparing different Italian dishes, Gianluca Conte--also known as QCP--has... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2024-05-03 18:16:20 UTC ]
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Which cookbook or foodie memoir would you like your book club to discuss and make the food from? Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-03-13 17:00:00 UTC ]
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Start your cooking journey with these excellent step-by-step cookbook that offers not only the how behind a recipe but also the why. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-02-23 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Garten, the Food Network star and best-selling cookbook author, has moved her highly anticipated fall autobiography from Celadon to Crown. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2024-02-15 22:42:34 UTC ]
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Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency has acquired cookbook-focused literary agency the Ekus Group, which will operate as a boutique culinary division. Owner Sally Ekus will head up representation of cookbook and lifestyle titles as senior literary agent. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-01-09 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Not only is her latest cookbook her first best seller, the veteran chef has come around to whimsical rainbow flair on baked goods. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2023-12-14 10:02:00 UTC ]
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The streaming platform has shared its most in-depth look at what their many subscribers have been watchingIn news that will excite anyone who spent a substantial chunk of their youth poring over the purple “Life” section of USA Today for Nielsen ratings and box office reports, Netflix has... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2023-12-13 17:53:11 UTC ]
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In a 31-page filing, Amazon claims the FTC ignores “the facially procompetitive” effects of the company's conduct, and urges a federal court to dismiss the case. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-12-11 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Payment revealed after ABC agreed to pay him $150,000 and remove Facebook video of Brittany Higgins and Grace Tame speech at National Press ClubGet our morning and afternoon news emails,free app or daily news podcastNews Corp agreed to pay Bruce Lehrmann $295,000 to drop a defamation suit he... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2023-12-06 12:10:09 UTC ]
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Sustainable diets have been around for ages. An emerging cookbook genre that tackles the climate crisis signals a new appetite for change. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2023-12-02 13:00:00 UTC ]
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These days, there's a cookbook for practically every franchise. We talk to two writers behind cookbooks for Tolkien and H.P. Lovecraft. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2023-11-24 11:35:00 UTC ]
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The first edition of De Los|Reads features a new fiction book from Mario Vargas Llosa, a cookbook from Sandra A. Gutierrez, several memoirs and a book for children who aren't ready for bed. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2023-11-16 05:37:22 UTC ]
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It took Phaidon, which turned 100 this year, 82 years to step into the kitchen. But once it did, it found a niche of its own—and owned it. Executive commissioning editor of food Emily Takoudes spoke with PW about the publisher's cookbook program. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-11-14 05:00:00 UTC ]
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