Food Noise
I'm a weight-inclusive nutrition therapist, author and journalist who is super serious about helping people have a more peaceful, less complicated relationship with food and body. I also have a take-no-prisoners approach to nutrition and health B.S. in the media. Yep, it's gonna get loud, but I'll also bring you a lot of, "Whew...that's good to know."
Do you need a vacation for your brain?
Food Noise from Carrie Dennett Do you need a vacation for your brain? The benefits of grounding, nature and rest April 22, 2025 Are you feeling a little more stressed than usual lately? Yeah, me too. I’m not going to get into the finer details of everything that’s going on that might be making us feel a little anxious or even fried, because, well, you already know. Even under more “normal” circumstances, it’s not unusual to be all up in our heads, caught up in our thoughts, worries and...
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When good scientists get censored
Food Noise from Carrie Dennett When good scientists get censored And the less-good ones get called out April 18, 2025 Happy Friday! Whoo-eeee…I have a lot of thoughts to share today! I’ve been fired up since 3:15 yesterday morning, when my alarm went off (I had an early morning flight), I checked my email, and saw that one of my favorite* National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers took early retirement in protest over his work being censored by the new RFK Jr.-led leadership. *Yes, I...
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Is the food environment killing us?
Food Noise from Carrie Dennett Is the food environment killing us? If you're reading this, probably not April 15, 2025 Read enough health news — or political news — and you’ll notice that among the many culprits blamed for America’s poor health and (gasp) increasing waistlines, the modern food environment is often painted as Public Enemy Number One. It’s not surprising that there’s so much focus on our food environment. After all, it has changed significantly in the last 70-80 years or so....
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Friday Food Noise Links + Recommendations
Food Noise from Carrie Dennett Friday Food Noise Links + Recommendations Including what I'm reading and watching April 11, 2025 Happy Friday! It's that magical time of the year when I would officially rather be gardening, but I guess that's what the weekends are for. Sigh. With food prices being what they are, I'm making an effort to grow more produce (I have a vegetable garden at home, and one community garden plot, soon to be two) and have a plan for using it up. But I'm also getting more...
Which is best? ‘Gentle nutrition’ or ‘optimal nutrition.’
Food Noise from Carrie Dennett Which is best? 'Gentle nutrition' or 'optimal nutrition'? You might be surprised April 8, 2025 Do you find that you’re prone to all-or-nothing thinking? Something’s either black or white, good or bad, wrong or right? I think we’re all prone to this sort of binary thinking, to varying degrees, and most cases that’s not a good thing. Why? Because you find it hard to embrace the gray areas, find the middle path, or be OK with “good enough,” it can get in the way of...
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Can you trust a "lady mag" when they say body positivity failed?
Food Noise from Carrie Dennett Can you trust a 'lady mag' when they say body positivity failed? Depends on what you're calling 'body positivity' April 4, 2025 Happy Friday! The nutrition/health reporters at The New York Times and The Washington Post are...behaving (unless I've missed something, and in which case please tell me!), so the focus of today's media critique will be SELF magazine. Let's start with the recent editor's letter, titled "How Should SELF Talk About Weight in the Age of...
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What would your future self say?
Food Noise from Carrie Dennett What would your future self say? How to avoid making self care 'mistakes' April 1, 2025 Happy April Fools' Day? This article is not an April Fools' article, because while in hindsight I love the idea of that, I was not on the ball enough to plan it. My bad, because I could have done something fun with, I don't know, pretending I'm now on the cod liver oil bandwagon? Instead, I bring you this serious, straightforward article. We humans tend to be shortsighted...
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(Not) AMA: A few Friday links
Food Noise from Carrie Dennett (Not) AMA: A few Friday links Because I didn't want to send nothing March 28, 2025 It’s the final Friday of the month, which means it’s usually time to answer reader questions. Except I didn't get any, so I thought I would send out this super-short email with a few good links I saw this week. Without further ado... How many more unqualified white men can be elevated to positions overseeing federal agencies? Too many. Last Friday, Virginia Sole-Smith published an...
Your doctor recommended a GLP-1 for weight loss. Now what?
Food Noise from Carrie Dennett Your doctor recommended a GLP-1 for weight loss. Now what? Why informed consent, if you consent at all, is everything March 25, 2025 FYI...this is a long article. I had a lot to say, and felt it really needed to be said. You’re in the exam room at your doctor’s office. Maybe it’s for an annual check-up. Maybe you’re there for a specific concern. Then it happens. Maybe the doctor prefaces it by asking permission to discuss your weight. Maybe they cut straight to...
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What's the deal with beef tallow and mangos?
Food Noise from Carrie Dennett What's the deal with beef tallow and mangos? (This newsletter fueled by righteous indignation) March 21, 2025 Last week I mentioned how RFK Jr.'s idea that vitamin A prevents measles was unfairly extrapolated from what we know about vitamin A deficiency in "third world" countries. Well now his praise for beef tallow is making the rounds in the media. Not only is he praising the supposed health benefits of beef tallow (praising Shake Shack for using it to cook...
I'm a weight-inclusive nutrition therapist, author and journalist who is super serious about helping people have a more peaceful, less complicated relationship with food and body. I also have a take-no-prisoners approach to nutrition and health B.S. in the media. Yep, it's gonna get loud, but I'll also bring you a lot of, "Whew...that's good to know."