Highlights from the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Hearing
I was honored to testify before the US government’s Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee. Check out the video to see my speech and a few of my favorite excerpts.
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The Effects of Marijuana on Fertility & Pregnancy
Pregnant and breastfeeding women should probably be advised to either decrease, or where possible, cease cannabis use entirely. And, couples trying to conceive may also want to consider cutting down.
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Sugar Industry Attempts to Manipulate the Science
How the food industry responds to “health food faddists.”
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Pesticides in Marijuana
The biggest barrier to reducing toxic pesticides in cannabis is, not surprisingly, the cannabis industry itself.
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Is Butter Really Back? What the Science Says
Is butter—and other saturated fats—bad for you or not?
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Does Marijuana Cause Lung Cancer?
On a puff-by-puff basis, cannabis smoke deposits four times more tar in the lungs than tobacco, but does this translate into increased cancer risk?
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The Best Advice on Diet and Cancer
What does the best available balance of evidence say right now about what to eat and what to avoid to reduce your risk of cancer?
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Smoking Marijuana vs. Using a Cannabis Vaporizer
Cannabis vapor has less tar, but may contain more ammonia. What happens to respiratory symptoms when regular users of joints, blunts, pipes, and bongs switch to a vaporizer?
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Effects of Smoking Marijuana on the Lungs
There is unequivocal evidence that regular cannabis smoking causes acute lung inflammation, but what are the long-term consequences?
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Will Cannabis Turn Into Big Tobacco?
There are some serious public health concerns about the legalization of marijuana, but they’re probably not what you might expect.
