Synthesising nutrition science into dietary guidelines for populations amidst the challenge of fake news: Summary of an Academy of Nutrition Sciences position paper.

An editorial is presented on the synthesising nutrition science into dietary guidelines for populations amidst the challenge of fake news summary of an Academy of Nutrition Sciences position paper. Topics include the media about a new approach to weight loss or a major discovery of a diet that will prevent diabetes, the social media in particular is awash with tales of foods, and the dietary treatments that are claimed to produce almost magical effects on health.