Fact vs. Fiction

News you can lose

Covid is—and should be—the front-page health news. Yet new studies about diet and health still make headlines. Some reporters weed out the sketchy studies. Others can’t resist a juicy headline, especially when it’s about trendy topics like chocolate, full-fat dairy, diet drinks, or meat. Here’s how to see through a few of the latest.

Sweet & Sour Winter Salad

For this salad, any apple will do, but to pump up the sweet & sour, pick a sweet-tart one like Pink Lady or Honeycrisp. For a dazzling mix, use half a sweet apple (Fuji or Gala) plus half a tart Granny Smith.