This is SO messed up. I was constantly told my autoimmune conditions have nothing to do with my diet.

While these people improved their conditions by not eating so much junk.

Or are they convinced statins and weight loss drugs have CURATIVE qualities?

Hmmmmmmm. Seems to me that the rate of heart disease is still rising despite a record-setting distribution of statins over many years or what is referred to as "clot-busting drugs" in the article. Why? And why will these new drugs also be ineffective? The numbers are all based on calculated risk of heart disease, stroke, and Alzheimer's. The calculations still use lipid profiles and other markers that are questionable as valid heart health markers. They've been discounted by many researchers over the past few years. If they were valid measures, why have we not seen a decrease in heart and CVD diseases since they've been prescribed?

Pharma must have ghost written this article.

EVERY drug has an unwanted side effect.

Find the diet that works for you, stick to it, and lose weight.

I tried a few different ones that didn't work until I found Keto (we called it Atkins Induction back then).

I'm the only person in my immediately family under 300 pounds. I saw my parents die too young due to obesity related causes, and decided I was having too much fun living to die early.

I doubt if one diet is best for everyone, try until it works, stick to it and live longer

They have set up whole websites and taken over people's blogs and social media accounts, paying tons of money on "advertising."

They should not be allowed to advertise in the US. Not now and not in the first place. It should be harder to fool a doctor.

It's dead easy to fool a consumer.

Way too many people, are simply herding animals, and will buy anything the media sells them.

While very true, Bob, I also think there is a counter-tendency, where people who seek the truth can also find it more easily. Of course, they have to know where to look, and need to be taught.

This is part of the deliberate undermining of public education. The pendulum is already starting to swing the other way, led by Kansas realizing they were graduating high school students who couldn't get into college.

But we don't know how many generations have crept into the "lose" column by not getting a decent education. I made such good grades they put me into challenging classes. So I got a good public education. Took AP and CLEP and got a local scholarship for my SAT scores, letting me graduate from community college in one year instead of two. Though I do not recommend the way I did it High stress but low money, but at least there was help.

That was before the corporations demanded people do their own training, on their own dime, as a way of outsourcing their vetting of good candidates. It mired more people in debt. But most of them continued their education.

That is also kicking in as I see Youtube comments on nutrition often make sense now

Agree that drug advertising should be banned. Unfortunately, there is so much money involved that the financial incentives have all but negated any desire to understand and promote health facts. What many don’t realize is that much of the health information and beliefs are being formed by AI engines programmed to write articles in support of many unhealthy yet extremely lucrative practices and chemicals available today. We don’t always realize that the public is being programmed to adopt these belief systems. Be very wary and skeptical of anything that seems too good to be true.

The people who need to hear it the most are also the least likely to run across it. Because what our "ant overlords" want most is people hearing what they want to hear, so we back it up with money.

We literally invest in our beliefs.

The relief of getting something convenient we have been assured will help our health is increased when people pay more for that reassurance and the way it "fits" good habits into their day, when it does not.

But it makes them feel like they are still staying on top of things. But who lists all the things they are supposed to be on top of?

Knowing what's in our food is as important as electricity. Why are we leaving it to a bunch of gamblers in the financial district?

I agree, there is so much good information out here. But then again, there seems to be even more bad information, designed to sell something. But that's not new, I remember when "four out of five doctors recommend Camel cigarettes" which years later "for those who smoke" was added after they got into trouble.

I remember people dressed up like doctors, telling people to smoke certain brands of cigarettes to relieve their tension.

Today there is so much good and bad out there, if you are just looking for something to confirm what you want to believe, it's out there.

I don't know if people are taught critical thinking. When I went to school, many years ago, it was mainly rote memorization. I remember that in 1066 AD, The Norman Invasion led by William The Conqueror defeated Edward The Confessor and became the King Of England. But I was never taught the cause, politics, and how it changed England. And I don't know why I remember that or why I need to do so.

We weren't taught to think for ourselves. Luckily, a had a father who did.

So for many, perhaps most people, finding the right information is impossible. Sometimes I find it difficult.

Most people are herding and will be manipulated by the mass media. You want Ozempic? Moo. Air fryer? Moo. Giant pickup truck to never haul anything bigger than a week's groceries? Moo. Oleo instead of butter? Moo. The latest hairstyle? Moo. Essential carbs? Moo. The same sneakers that the stars wear? Moo. Life-threatening cosmetic surgeries? Moo. Collectable dolls? Moo. Low-fat foods? Moo. Seed oil instead of animal fat? Moo. Breakfast cereal that is mostly sugar? Moo. Coffee “creamer” that is mostly high fructose corn syrup? Moo. Moo. Moo. Moo.

Sorry to be so negative. Wake up! They are just trying to separate you from your money. Don't let it go so easily. Do your research. Is there a better option? If you don't need it, your default should be 'don't buy it'.

Do your research, but not just the articles that reinforce what you want. Especially, if interested in something, look for the negative articles as well as the positive ones.

End of rant.