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Mouse Print*-- Thanks for Nothing - Winter 2025

A few times a year we spotlight ads or offers that promise more than they actually deliver, or that are just plain head-scratchers and might even elicit a chuckle. Here's the latest crop. That story is in Mouse Print* this week.

Best Diets 2025

U.S. News just released its best diets list created by a panel of nutrition experts. They also have separate lists with the diets most appropriate for those with certain conditions like those with high cholesterol, diabetes, etc. Here is a description of the methodology they used to evaluate diets.

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How Processed Are the Foods You Eat? Check the New Database!

Research has suggested that diets high in ultra-processed foods can contribute to health issues like obesity, diabetes and heart disease. Over-processing can also strip foods of beneficial nutrients. But there is no easy way to tell what foods are processed, highly processed, or ultra-processed. Now a new database of 50,000 packaged foods created by Mass. General Brigham assigns a score of zero to 100 to each of them. A low score is less processed and a high score is ultra-processed. Here is background on the research underlying the database.