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Jul 2021
1h 17m

School Lunches, P-Hacking and the Origin...

AUBREY GORDON & MICHAEL HOBBES
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This week we're diving into one of the biggest-ever scandals in nutrition research. For nearly two decades, Brian Wansink's Food and Brand Lab told Americans that lower weights, healthier workplaces and better school lunches were just a few small tweaks away. Then, in 2015, he wrote a blog post and it all came crashing down. Support us: Hear bonus episodes ... Show More
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