china passes united states in life expectancy should be a headline in every us newspaper

My review of "The Fruit Cure" in today's @wsj, @wsjopinion. wsj.com/arts-culture/b…

Good article by Alice Callahan on the ins and outs of dieting nytimes.com/2024/01/11/wel…

Interesting (and depressing) column by Marion Nestle about a new "veggie" Cheerios cereal. foodpolitics.com/2024/01/mislea…

Super Sky Point to Sports Illustrated. I couldn’t imagine being a sports fan in my childhood without it. Damn near every 70s cover is suitable for framing because “less is more” was still a thing people understood back then. #RIP

My tribute to the glorious past of Sports Illustrated (Sports Illustrated), in light of its continued decline. (The magazine is a shell of its former self and much of the staff was laid off on Friday.) realclearmarkets.com/articles/2024/…

“In 1980, a US senator approached the managing editor of a weekly magazine & said, ‘I’d trade jobs with you any day.’ The magazine was #SportsIllustrated & the anecdote speaks to the hallowed place it once held in American life.” Matt Rees, @RC_Markets realclearmarkets.com/articles/2024/…

Fabulous interview, on a sobering topic. Deserves a very wide audience.

Just what America doesn't need -- a Big Mac that's double the size of a standard Big Mac. axios.com/2024/01/24/mcd…

My latest Food and Health Facts column is an interview with Caryn Dugan of the Center for Plant-Based Living and James Loomis, MD -- medical director at the Barnard Medical Center. foodandhealthfacts.com/p/food-health-…

This map shows the most popular names given to baby girls in the United States between the years 1950 and 2018.

U.S. Officials Call for More Programs, Education to Improve Diets in America buff.ly/42rV2kj

Americans can learn something from the school lunches eaten by kids in Italy, says an American parent living in the country. wapo.st/42qjimY

A lot of wisdom here. npr.org/sections/healt…

I wrote about the collapse of face-to-face socializing in in the 21st century. From 2003-2022, American adults reduced socializing by 30%. For teens, the decline was nearly 50%. There is no record of any period in history when ppl spent more time alone. theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

Despite spending $4.5 trillion dollars annually on healthcare, America is suffering from lower life expectancy than comparable nations. This is in large due to a crisis not getting the attention it demands: chronic disease. thehill.com/opinion/health…

Also my first handheld electronic device. And I remember being thrilled when the sound it made for a turnover was incorporated into Supertramp's "The Logical Song." Peak '70s.

I think this was a daily activity of mine throughout 1975-76.

This may be the most interesting (and revealing) article I've read about the New York Times in the 35 years I've been reading the paper. Bravo!

If they need a fourth, I’m in …