Our inboxes have been filled to the brim with advice from people peddling vitamins, herbs, and diets—all claiming that the product that they were hawking would help supercharge the body’s defenses to ward off the coronavirus. Is there any truth to these pitches? Can certain foods—like elderberries, garlic, and zinc—really help strengthen your immune system? How about a good night’s sleep, or getting enough exercise? We take a hard look at these claims, with help from Timothy Caulfield, a law professor at the University of Alberta and the research director of its Health Law Institute. He studies how companies and brands use and misuse medical and scientific research, and he’s the host of the TV series A User's Guide to Cheating Death, in which he debunks pseudoscientific claims.
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97 – 5 Presidential Candidates Dish on the Future of Food
96 – Beef Got Us Into This Mess. But Can It Also Help Reverse Global Warming?
95 – In Vino Veritas
94 – “All the Delicious Foods Are Dying”
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92 – There Is Such Thing as a Free (School) Lunch
91 – Your Next Designer Apple Product Is Crunchy and Sweet
90 – The Real Problem With Chipotle Burritos
89 – The Gangster Gardener and the Drunken Botanist
88 – New Coke Didn’t Fail. It Was Murdered.
87 – The Dirt on Truffles
86 – Meet the Farmers Saving Your Food From Climate Chaos
85 – A Syrian Refugee Cures Homesickness With Hummus
84 – The Problem With Home-Cooked Meals
83 – Nobody Puts Vegetables in the Corner
82 – Passover in Prison
81 – High Steaks
80 – Helen Oyeyemi's Delightfully Sinister Gingerbread
79 – The Words This Food Critic Will Never Use
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