Aggressive Salad: Nutrition with a Bite

Jun 18 2023 14

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The nutrition and wellness worlds can churn out so much misinformation that can, ironically, make us less healthy; encouraging disordered thoughts and habits around food. Aggressive Salad, hosted by dietitian Abby Langer, separates nutrition fact from fiction, examining the latest nutrition trends and holds them up against the science...All served with a generous side of spicy humor while calling out the people and companies that use confusion, half-truths and fearmongering to peddle products and fads.

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Trailer - Aggressive Salad: Nutrition with a Bite

May 11 2023 1 mins

The nutrition and wellness worlds can churn out so much misinformation that can, ironically, make us less healthy; encouraging disordered thoughts and habits around food. Aggressive Salad, hosted by dietitian Abby Langer, separates nutrition fact from fiction, examining the latest nutrition trends and holds them up against the science...All served with a generous side of spicy humo

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