Newsweek

On 19th August 2024, I became Newsweek’s food and nutrition reporter. The role involved writing four stories per day about food, nutrition, health, wellness, fitness and more. I interviewed experts, pitched stories, and worked to tight deadlines, daily.

I wrote news articles, such as food recalls stories; interviews with experts about nutrition topics; science news based on recent health studies; lifestyle pieces about online trends; occasional forays into food policy news; and data-driven articles, with maps and graphs, about food and health trends in the US.

Scroll down for a selection of articles, sorted by source, or read my full portfolio of Newsweek articles on my profile, here:

Articles based on scientific studies

• Plastic Tea Bags Update: How To Avoid Harmful Release
• Map Shows US Cities Where Thousands Have No Running Water
• Abortion Pain Is Worse Than Women Expect, Study Says
• Common Skin Condition Linked to Ultra-Processed Food
• Medication Prescribed to 23 Million Americans May Cause Bone Loss
• Majority of Americans Eat Inflammatory Diets, Study Says
• 4 in 5 Pregnant Women Become Iron Deficient: ‘Staggering’ Says Doctor
• Ultra-Processed Food Linked With Diabetes Risk, Study Says
• Ozempic Works Differently Than Previously Thought, Study Reveals

Articles based on viral topics

• ‘Supercharged’ Menstrual Blood Viral TikTok Explained
• Viral Turmeric Teeth-Whitening Hack Divides Dentists: ‘Magic Gold’
• Don’t Make Table Dump Dinners a Habit, Say Nutritionists
• Oat Milk: Why Wellness Influencers Have Stopped Drinking It
• Three Nutritionists Explain the Viral Candida Diet
• Crumbl Cookies ‘Might Promote Sugar Addiction,’ Nutritionist Warns

Articles based on interviews

• Doctors Viewing Obesity as a Disease Is Damaging, Says Fat Activist
• Russian Cancer Vaccine: Scientists ‘Very Skeptical’
• Nutrition Experts Reveal What They Eat for Breakfast
• Food To Cut From Your Diet in 2025, According to Nutritionists
• Heart Surgeon on His 95% Carnivore Diet: ‘You Don’t Have to Fear Red Meat’
• ‘I Would Not Try Salmon Sperm Injections Myself,’ Says Dermatologist
• Pasta Can Be Healthy, Says Nutrition Scientist
• Nutritionists Explain Why Bowel Movements are ‘Smellier’ During Periods
• JD Vance Is Tall, but Americans Are Getting Shorter
• How Nutrition Can Help With Down Syndrome: An Expert’s View

Articles based on reports, surveys, press contacts, etc.

• Lawsuit Claims ‘Addictive’ Food Deliberately Sold to Kids by Industry Giants
• Disease X: 30 Die in Congo Amid Search for Mystery Illness
• Babies’ Werewolf Syndrome linked to Parents’ Baldness Medication
• ‘A Bleak Picture’: Most Food Sold by Biggest Companies Is Unhealthy
• Most and Least Optimistic States in the US Revealed in Survey