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About the Author
You probably first saw Dr. Simpson on TikTok or Instagram or Facebook or Twitter. Dr. Terry Simpson received his undergraduate, graduate, and medical degrees from the University of Chicago, where he spent several years in the Kovler Viral Oncology laboratories doing genetic engineering. Until he found he liked people more than Petri dishes. After a career in surgery, his focus is to make sense of the madness, and bust myths. Dr. Simpson, an advocate of culinary medicine, believes in teaching people to improve their health through their food and in their kitchen. On the other side of the world, he has been a leading advocate of changing health care to make it more "relationship based," and his efforts awarded his team the Malcolm Baldrige award for healthcare in 2018 and 2011 for the NUKA system of care in Alaska and in 2013 Dr Simpson won the National Indian Health Board Area Impact Award. A frequent contributor to media outlets discussing health related topics and advances in medicine, he is also a proud dad, author, cook, and doctor “in that order.” For media inquiries, please visit www.terrysimpson.com.

Fruit Fearmongering: Is Fruit Bad For You?

Is Fruit Bad For You? Please. If a banana scares you more than bacon butter bombs, maybe your real problem isn’t fructose—it’s who you’re listening to

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On a GLP-1 – You Should be on the Mediterranean Diet Also

GLP-1 drugs help with weight loss, but pairing them with the Mediterranean diet boosts health, reduces inflammation, and supports lasting wellness.

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Banning Neon Cupcakes While Ignoring Real Public Health Threats: Welcome to America 2025

While the government bans food dyes to fight imaginary health threats, it’s slashing real protections like food inspections, bird flu monitoring, and injury prevention. You’re not eating gasoline — you’re eating distraction. Meanwhile, the real dangers to our health are being ignored. Welcome to America 2025: more fear, less science

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Mission FORK U

At FORK U, we make sense of the madness, bust a few myths, and teach you a little about food and medicine. We dive into the science, roast the grifters, and serve up real nutrition facts—with a side of sarcasm. If you’re tired of six-pack influencers selling buffalo heart supplements, you’re in the right place.

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Butter, LDL, and the Myth of Plaque

Butter increases mortality. LDL drives plaque. Plant oils reduce risk. The science is clear—ditch the myths, save your heart.

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Blue Zones: Beautiful Myth or Measured Truth?

Blue Zones sound nice—but the science is thin. The Mediterranean Diet? Proven by 13,000+ studies. Ditch the myth, follow the data.

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Common Carnivore/Low-Carb Myths

Debunking dietary myths (Inuit, Maasai, French paradox) and highlighting why 70+ years of science supports the Mediterranean diet for optimal long-term health.

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Why Bitterness is Good for You

Bitterness aids survival, digestion, and health. Your stomach “tastes” it too! Once medicine, even gin and tonic fought malaria. Embrace the bitter—start small

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The Egg: From Villain to Victory

A notion made eggs the enemy of the heart, not science. Today eggs are back – too bad they are expensive. Here is the egg story

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