Bloated advice: MAHA influencers are flooding social media with misinformation on gut health Marilynn Larkin | Medscape | January 16, 2026 +++++

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/01/16/bloated-advice-maha-influencers-are-flooding-social-media-with-misinformation-on-gut-health/ How MAHA policies are fast-changing the ingredients in popular foods Jesse Newman | Wall Street Journal | January 16, 2026 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/01/16/how-maha-policies-are-fast-changing-the-ingredients-in-popular-foods/ ‘A whole lot of (methane) gas’: Grass-fed beef is not better for the climate, experts agree Sachi Kitajima Mulkey | New York Times | January 15, 2026 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/01/15/a-whole-lot-of-methane-gas-grass-fed-beef-is-not-better-for-the-climate-experts-agree/ Viewpont—’Weight gain is not a necessary component of a highly ultra-processed diet’: A nuanced look at America’s ‘deadly diet’ Dhruv Khullar | New Yorker | January 15, 2026 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/01/15/viewpont-weight-gain-is-not-a-necessary-component-of-a-highly-ultra-processed-diet-a-nuanced-look-at-americas-deadly-diet/ Despite ‘no conflicts of interest’ pledge, several of Kennedy’s dietary advisors have ties to the meat and dairy industry Alice Callahan, Maggie Astor | New York Times | January 14, 2026 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/01/14/despite-no-conflicts-of-interest-pledge-several-of-kennedys-dietary-advisors-have-ties-to-the-meat-and-dairy-industry/