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title: "IINsider’s Digest: Factory-Farmed Chicken Linked to UTI Epidemic, It is Riskier to be Underweight than Overweight?, and more..."
description: This week, David Katz reconsiders the debate surrounding Gary Taube’s “is a calorie a calorie” debate – suggesting that such “silly questions…forestall the
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# [IINsider’s Digest: Factory-Farmed Chicken Linked to UTI Epidemic, It is Riskier to be Underweight than Overweight?, and more...](https://www.integrativenutrition.com/blog/2012/13/07/iinsiders-digest)

 Written by [Integrative Nutrition](https://www.integrativenutrition.com/blog/author/integrative-nutrition) | Jun 8, 2024 11:43:11 AM

This week, [David Katz](http://health.usnews.com/health-news/blogs/eat-run/2012/07/11/fathoming-the-calorie) reconsiders the debate surrounding [Gary Taube’s “is a calorie a calorie” debate](http://blog.integrativenutrition.com/2012/07/do-carbs-make-you-fat-so-says-new-research) – suggesting that such “silly questions…forestall the progress we need” (*US News*).

Winner winner, chicken dinner? Think again. A growing “epidemic” of urinary tract infections may be linked to new [strains of drug-resistant bacteria produced by the factory farming of poultry](http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/07/how-your-chicken-dinner-is-creating-a-drug-resistant-superbug/259700/#.T_4-q_eNu9Y.mailto) (*The Atlantic*).

A recent study suggests that it is [far riskier to be underweight than overweight](http://www.latimes.com/health/boostershots/la-heb-obesity-death-20120709,0,3181489.story) (*LA Times*), which doesn’t provide much motivation for doctors who are already [hesitant to deal with patients’ weight problems](http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/07/10/156538187/doctors-hesitant-to-deal-with-patients-weight-problems?ft=1&f=1128&sc=tw) (*NPR*). In related news, nearly half of high schools students report that [physical education is not part of their curriculum](http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/11/education/even-as-schools-battle-obesity-physical-education-is-sidelined.html?smid=tw-share), despite the rising tide of obesity.

 IIN graduate Dawn Lerman is also tackling obesity head-on, as she chronicles her experience as the child of a “[Fat Dad](http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/29/cooking-for-my-fat-dad/)” for the *New York Times*. Her experience should resonate with many Americans, as *Bloomberg News* reports that [the most food-secure nations often have the worst diets](http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-07-10/nations-with-most-food-may-lack-best-diets-study-finds).

Mark Bittman boldly goes [dairy-free](http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/07/got-milk-you-dont-need-it/?smid=tw-bittman&seid=auto) and discovers a surprising range of health benefits (*NYTimes*), while the American Heart Association and American Diabetes Association question the overall benefits of [artificial sweeteners](http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2012/07/09/research-artificial-sweetners-no-silver-bullet-for-losing-weight/) (*CNN*). Meanwhile, scientists are trying to market a genetically engineered [apple that doesn’t turn brown](http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/13/business/growers-fret-over-a-new-apple-that-wont-turn-brown.html?ref=business) after slicing (*NYTimes*).

Spending more time at the farmers’ market this summer? So are we. That’s why we’re excited to learn more about the [first-ever social network for greenmarkets](http://www.freshnation.com/) (*Fresh Nation)*.

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