Erik Arnesen

NOVA, 16 Years On: Marketing, Fear, and an Empty Scorecard Let’s say it plainly: the NOVA classification won in marketing but failed in food science and in protecting consumers. Since 2009, the “ultra-processed” label has leapt from opinion pages to colonize ...

On #ultraprocessed foods: "What we have seen is a poor use of resources directed at this theme: much has been spent confirming a hypothesis rather than rigorously testing it and, above all, proposing operational solutions." www.linkedin.com/pulse/nova-1... #episky #nutrition

Og Skartveits holdning er at å følge WHOs anbefaling, som SV viser til, er "ekstremt"?

Saken er 12 år gammel, prøver de fortsatt?

Lytt til Erik og førehandskjøp Portrettet - 42 timar att på å selja 19 eksemplar.

This also implies that policies targeting the broad category of 'UPF' are scientifically ambiguous. The concept may therefore be an insufficient basis for effective #publichealth nutrition policy.

"UPF" is not a single, well-defined exposure, but a group of foods with opposing health effects. Thus, a meaningful causal effect cannot be identified. To quote Miguel Hernán (2008): "Causal effects cannot be defined, much less computed, in the absence of a well-defined intervention".

Why causal effects of ultra-processed foods cannot be identified: a systematic review of subtypes of ultra-processed foods and risk of type 2 diabetes Background One of the key assumptions underlying causal inference is the assumption of consistency; that is, the absence of relevant multiple versions of the same treatment. Although ultra-processed f...

Fantastic paper on #ultraprocessed foods (UPF) by @christinadahm.bsky.social and colleagues, demonstrating an issue I've stressed many times: 'UPF' is a composite exposure that violates causal consistency, masking individual food effects. www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1... #epitwitter #nutrition

Jeg benytter også anledningen til å spre ordet om «Portrettet» fra 1954, med fantastiske Per Aabel, Wenche Foss, Aud Schønemann m.fl. Bare 8 dager igjen av finansieringen!
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A line chart showing the total daily supply of calories per person, from 1961 to 2022, for each continent. This is the quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower. It is the total of all agricultural produce, both crops and livestock. The data shows that there are differences between continents, with Africa at the bottom in 2022 with around 2,500 kcal/day, and North America at the top with around 3,500 kcal/day. The supply for all continents has increased since 1961. The data source is the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2024). The chart is licensed CC BY to Our World in Data.

Today we celebrate #WorldFoodDay & the 80th anniversary of @fao.org!

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN provides crucial data to understand food & agricultural systems around the world & how they’re changing.

Much of our work on these topics would not be possible without them.

Self-reported, though. Plus, huge difference in sodium Intake, which could easily cause a higher weight.

Leser alltid recaps etterpå.

Og det som ikke kan vaskes i oppvaskmaskin, er ikke verdt å ha.

Is this really what we want/need a "naturalizing" of medicine?
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‘Veggie burgers’ could be off the menu as MEPs vote to ban plant-based food terms Vote is victory for MEPs who want to strengthen position of farmers in food supply chain

Arguing against this vote, “the Austrian MEP Anna Stürgkh…said consumers were unlikely to be misled. ‘A beef tomato doesn’t contain any beef … Ladies’ fingers are not made of actual ladies’ fingers. Let’s trust consumers and stop this hotdog populism.’”

See also: peanut butter, hot dogs themselves…

The image presents a comparison of the leading causes of death in the United States for 2023 and the media coverage these causes receive from three news outlets: The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Fox News. In the footer, it notes the data sources, indicating that the information is based on media mentions from Media Cloud (2025) and death data from the US CDC (2025) and the Global Terrorism Index, with a clarification that values are normalized to sum to 100%.

Does the news reflect what we die from?

Effect of sweeteners and sweetness enhancers on weight management and gut microbiota composition in individuals with overweight or obesity: the SWEET study The SWEET project is a multicenter, randomized, controlled trial that shows that long-term consumption of sweeteners and sweetness enhancers improves body weight control and elicits beneficial gut microbiota...

One year RCT on artificial sweeteners:

- Including artificial sweeteners in the diet (vs not) led to increased weight loss

- No negative impact on cardiovascular risk markers

- Beneficial shift in gut microbiota

Hvis man har kjemofobi, så.

YouTube video by Patricia Routledge - Topic Bronxville Darby and Joan (From "Sail Away")

En av mine Patricia Routledge-favoritter. 😂 Fra Noel Cowards Sail Away. «We're a dear old couple and we hate one another
And we've hated one another for a long, long time…» youtu.be/7LoB-pe6_do?...

Sannsynligvis god, gammel surviver bias.

Mer om væskebehov og sånt her
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Fersk studie: "Caffeinated Energy Drink Formulations Differentially Impact Hydration Versus Water: Does Habitual Caffeine Intake or Biological Sex Matter?" - Nutrients, 2025
www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/17...

Kaffe og elektrolytter: Nei, kaffe er ikke vanndrivende. Å innta elektrolytter samme med koffein, gir forresten ikke bedre hydreringsstatus heller (link under). www.vg.no/forbruker/i/...

Flettfrid Andresen var tradwife allerede for 35 år siden

A total of 79.6% of the global CVD burden is attributable to modifiable risk factors.

Global, Regional, and National Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors in 204 Countries and Territories, 1990-2023:

Globally, high systolic blood pressure, dietary risks, high LDL cholesterol, and air pollution were the modifiable risks responsible for most attributable #cardiovascular disease burden in 2023. www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/...

Use of paracetamol during pregnancy unchanged in the EU | European Medicines Agency (EMA) Paracetamol medicines can be used in pregnancy, in accordance with official recommendations

The European Union is still led by competent people and the citizens are provided with evidence based medical advice. Not like the shithole country USA. www.ema.europa.eu/en/news/use-...

Interessant, jeg har fått mange ulike SV-annonser i som. Kanskje fordi jeg følger de, eller de hadde en spesiell målgruppe?

100 er en føre-var-grense. Opp til 250 µg/dag gir trolig ikke økt risiko for vedvarende helseproblemer, mens inntak over 500 µg/dag forårsaker toksisitet.

Toksisitet ved høyt inntak av vitamin D Høyt inntak av vitamin D kan føre til toksisitet. Dette ble aktualisert i forbindelse med en tilbakekalling av egg vinteren 2025, der egg inneholdt nivåer av vitamin D opptil 100 ganger normalen. Folk...

Grenseverdiene for øvre inntak av vitamin D (100 µg) er basert på solid evidens – Toksisitet ved høyt inntak av vitamin D
- Norsk Tidsskrift for Ernæring www.scup.com/doi/10.18261...

Kommer de til å bli prioritert foran SP da?