American Council on Science and Health. Science and consumer advocates since 1978. We separate facts from myths and debunk junk science.
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From the current politics of data centers to the plausibility of AI's worst-case scenarios, join the conversation with @JonEntine, @camjenglish, and @DrLizaMD nitter.net/i/spaces/1qKVmyLZkYWxB…
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Everyone agrees that cannabis isn't benign.
Is that a reason to prohibit it? Cato's Dr. Jeff Singer joined @DrLizaMD to tackle that question on our Science Dispatch podcast.
Full episode below.
As cannabis use grows, so does our knowledge of its risks. That is a reason to help people use it safely, not to return to prohibition, says Cato's @dr4liberty in a podcast with @ACSHorg.
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Podcast: Marijuana legalization—fool's errand or good policy? Two doctors weigh in
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Pop quiz: Which of these TikTok trends is stupid?
A. Tan Maxxing
B. Protein Maxxing
C. These are all stupid, obviously.
D. Sperm Maxxing
E. Pheromone Maxxing.
F. Fiber Maxxing.
Skipping showers won't get you a girlfriend, my dudes.
@ACSHorg video reporter @adolaskie breaks down "Pheromone Maxxing" and four other dumb TikTok "maxxing" trends.
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Sad, but unsurprising news, as @JoshBloomACSH and I wrote about in March (link in the comment). @CatoHealth
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"The lesson of the last decade is not that opioids are harmless ... It is that public-health policy can cause harm when uncertainty is converted into certainty..."
"While the war on drugs has been an unmitigated disaster, the accompanying war against people in pain was an unqualified 'success.' And much of it was built on bad science and pharmacology." acsh.org/news/2026/09/15/bio…
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Lots of people pontificate about "forever chemicals." Most are deeply confused.
Please ignore them and read our toxicologist instead.
"There has been no direct link between exposure to PFAS and human health effects. The data comes from animal studies that use doses far above those found in the environment, making it difficult to extrapolate these effects to humans." via @ACSHorg realclearscience.com/2026/09…
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Soda isn't a health food. We have no evidence soda causes cancer.
Both statements can be true simultaneously.
Headlines like Yes/No, black/white conclusions. The world often isn't that simple.
Too much sugary soda will make you fat. Maybe diabetic, too.
But the recent study "linking" soda to stomach cancer is data dredging—a scary conclusion in search of supporting evidence.
@ACSHorg video reporter @adolaskie breaks it down.
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'Vaccinated kids far sicker than unvaccinated kids!'
It's the kind of scandal this platform was made for: shiny new "study" with a horrifying conclusion from someone with a degree (@NicHulscher).
But follow the claim back to its source, and we see lots of striking details that didn't make the headline:
- An unpublished draft presented as definitive proof
- No relationship between vaccines and autism in the study itself
- Reliance on anecdotes when the data don't cooperate
In sum, trash science. Lies engineered to fuel engagement. Don't be fooled.
Full story in the link below.
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Should the US legalize cannabis?
We asked two doctors to weigh in on our Science Dispatch podcast.
Cannabis is dangerous.
Legalization expands use of the drug and the harms that go with it.
"I think people are taking it a little too lightly," says toxicologist Liza Lockwood.
Full episode of @ACSHorg's Science Dsipatch with @DrLizaMD and Dr. Jeff Singer @dr4liberty below.
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"Ultra-processed food" helps protect public health.
That may sound strange, heretical even, but it's true. Here's a striking example.
The @ewg compared ultra-processed foods across major fast-food chains and found one conspicuous exception: Chipotle, noting that its "food menu contains no ultra-processed ingredients.” *
That sure sounds nice. But you know what else you can get from whole food sources?
Food poisoning.
Chipotle's emphasis on fresh ingredients has exposed it to microbial contamination, the other side of the food-safety equation.
According to the FDA, Salmonella was traced to jalapeños being served at restaurants including Chipotle and Qdoba, resulting in 431 illnesses and 57 hospitalizations this year.
That doesn't mean unprocessed foods are bad—many are highly nutritious, obviously.
But processing plays a critical role in promoting food safety. As always, dietary decisions should be guided by the nutrient content of the foods we eat.
A simple "processed-bad-unprocessed-good" metric is mostly useless.
*As opposed to the corn-syrup-sweetened soda it sells.
Full story on our website linked below.
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