not sure a lot these claims in the article you are trying to debunk, you don't do the best job of doing...

“If you’re in contact with [the] coronavirus, it doesn’t matter how many oranges you eat, you’re going to get it,” Dr. Caroline Apovian, Director of the Nutrition and Weight Management Center at Boston Medical Center, previously told Business Insider.

this is not true? if you're in contact with COVID does not mean you are guaranteed to get it

also the remark about chewing 40x is actually important because 1.) digestion begins in the mouth 2.) the more you chew your food the slower you will eat which leads to not just possibly better digestion but increased feelings of satiety which can reduce calories overall

There also is a better time to eat food, maybe not for weight loss, but the impact of the time you eat food is wildly important for health + as it connects to sleep