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Understanding food fads

By Evan Dawson,
Megan Mack
Published March 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM EDT
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Holly Gonzales-Gilligan and Jill Chodak on "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Tuesday, March 18, 2025
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Mushroom coffee to remove toxins....vitamin A to cure measles....the keto diet to burn fat and boost energy?

Food fads and treatments are all over social media, but how can we determine what's rooted in science and what's just nonsense?

We're joined by registered dietitians who help us understand fact versus fad.

In studio:

  • Jill Chodak, MS, RD, CDN, clinical dietitian at the Center for Community Health and Prevention at the University of Rochester Medical Center
  • Holly Gonzales-Gilligan, MA, RD, CDN, registered dietitian at UR Medicine Fitness Science

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Evan Dawson
Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
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Megan Mack
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.
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