Articles
Long-form articles on ingredients, nutrition and popular health myths. Every claim labelled.
Phytate, oxalate, lectins: three words used online to warn against vegetables, whole grains and legumes. What is true, whom it applies to, and what the large cohort studies show about exactly these foods.
Read the articleThere is not a single randomised human trial for commercial detox cures. What the liver actually does, why it needs no cleansing, and which detox product can demonstrably cause harm.
Read the articleIn the lab, flavonoids inhibit the enzyme that splits starch. I co-authored the paper myself. And I still don't say: proven. What the human meta-analyses show, and what they don't.
Read the articleIn 2017 the protection against respiratory infections counted as proven. In 2021 it was small. In 2025 it is no longer statistically significant. A story about how evidence ages, and why that is a good sign.
Read the articleThe front of the pack is the promise, the back is the truth. A chemist explains which terms are legally protected, which are pure marketing, and in what order you should read.
Read the articleI'm not an influencer. I'm a chemist. Why, after twenty years of research, I'm starting to write publicly about ingredients, and what you can expect here.
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