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A Third of Americans Still Mistrust COVID Vaccines

More than a third of Americans continue to express mistrust in the science behind COVID vaccines, a new study finds. This level of mistrust has remained relatively consistent, expressed by 36% of people in 2021, 33% in 2022 and 36% in 2023. People who lost a family member or… Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. […]

Published on November 6, 2024

New Dietary Recommendations May Limit Red Meat

A committee of scientists is recommending that the government’s dietary guidelines restrict the consumption of red meat in preference to plant-based foods. According to The Wall Street Journal, the draft recommendations have elicited protests from the meat industry who are… Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder […]

Published on November 6, 2024

US Diabetes Rates Rise to Nearly 1 in 6 Adults

Nearly 16% of American adults – that’s close to 1 in 6 – now has diabetes, according to the latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Increasing age and widening waistlines greatly increase the odds for the disease, which happens when the body… Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. […]

Published on November 6, 2024