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In this edition:

• Be The Dinosaur. Gobble Up Leafy Greens For Fiber And Nutrients, Nutritionists Say

• The New Gender Gaps

• Married Men Are Doing More Cleaning And Laundry Than In The Past

• Doechii Launches Mental Health Resource After Her Own Experience with Anxiety

• Many In The Autism Community Say RFK Jr. Is Pushing Harmful And Regressive Rhetoric About Who They Are

• How Is Climate Change Harming Health? Studying That Just Got Harder.

• Protein Propaganda Is Everywhere. Here’s What The Science Actually Says.

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Be The Dinosaur. Gobble Up Leafy Greens For Fiber And Nutrients, Nutritionists Say (NPR)

Just 1 in 10 of Americans meet the daily recommendations for veggies, which is 2-4 cups a day. Now a silly food hack has emerged on TikTok to make eating them easier: People have taken to shoving fistfuls of greens into their mouths, sometimes straight from the bag, so they can get all of the nutrients — fiber, vitamins C and K, calcium, iron — with minimal effort.

The trend has been dubbed "Dinosaur Time," and it may have been started by a former middle school science teacher in California named Amy Garrett, who uses the TikTok handle @sahmthingsup and has nearly 50,000 followers.

During her toddler's naptime, Garrett films videos of herself chomping down on romaine lettuce or spinach while she stands over her kitchen sink and the Jurassic Park theme plays in the background. These TikToks have been shared over 200,000 times and inspired others to incorporate Dinosaur Time into their diets. READ MORE

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