1/ Kale. Peloton. Astrology. Marijuana. These are just a few of the nutrition, fitness, and health crazes from the past decade:
2/ Gluten-Free Diet: Only 1 percent of people suffer from celiac disease, but the antigluten trend has grown. In 2013, @jameshamblin talked with an integrative gastroenterologist about whether people still benefit from cutting the protein. bit.ly/2Swl1W2
3/ Astrology: While the practice has been around for thousands of years, astrology has grabbed a foothold in online culture, @julieebeck wrote in 2018, especially for young people. bit.ly/39q6roT
4/ Paleo Diet: In 2015, Emily Matchar wrote that Americans are going through a period of romanticizing the dietary days of yore. Paleo dieters imitate their imagined ancestors with breakfasts of half-cooked steaks. bit.ly/2QrthE9
5/ Marijuana: As it becomes more socially acceptable, Lindsey Hunter Lopez wrote in 2018, more moms are using the plant and its various incarnations to deal with everything from the daily aches and stresses of motherhood to menstrual cramps. bit.ly/2SDugUb
6/ Pink Salt: The meteoric rise of the colorful crystal is the result of a lot of seemingly separate dynamics in food, media, and health all colliding, @amandamull wrote in 2018. bit.ly/2KWH7Lu
7/ Weighted Blankets: The mainstreaming of the sleep aid—which has been used in special-needs communities for years—seems to imply a conflation of chronic anxiety or sensory issues with feelings of stress, @ashleyfetters wrote in 2018. bit.ly/39q6L75
8/ Kale: The dark, leafy vegetable briefly overtook spinach as America’s favorite cooked green in 2014. But the more leads you follow, @amandamull wrote this year, the more you begin to question the narrative of kale’s dominance. bit.ly/2MEzHi3
9/ Vaping: For years, vaping products were rolled out with little oversight, @jameshamblin writes. Now vaping companies face distinct controversies over targeted marketing, flavored products, inciting nicotine addiction, and, more recently, related deaths. bit.ly/2nzz3sG
10/10 Peloton: At an event for the stationary-bike company’s most fervent fans, @amandamull spoke with people who said the bike “changed my life” and created a “safe space”—a circle of people who just want the best for you. bit.ly/39n4D01
