The meta-analysis by Chowdhury et al. raised quite a furor from certain segments of researchers and the popular media. I find this reaction interesting. I usually write about obesity, which is a topic of great interest to people, but my post about the review paper received more than twice my usual traffic. People whose findings or opinions are questioned by the paper are aggressively denouncing it in the media, even calling for retraction (1). This resembles what happens every time a high-profile review...
Wednesday, 26 March 2014
Corrections to the New Review Paper on Dietary Fat and Cardiovascular Risk
Posted by Admin in: Cardiovascular disease
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Tuesday, 25 March 2014
Book Review: Your Personal Paleo Code
Posted by Admin in: book review diet
Chris Kresser has been a major figure in the ancestral health community for some time now. It's funny to recall that I was actually one of his first readers, back in the early days of his blog when it was called The Healthy Skeptic and the audience was small. Chris's readership rapidly eclipsed mine, and now he's in high demand for his ability to convey ideas clearly and offer practical solutions to important health concerns. He recently published a book titled Your Personal Paleo Code, which also happens to be...
Monday, 17 March 2014
New Review Paper on Dietary Fat and Heart Disease Risk
Posted by Admin in: Cardiovascular disease diet
A new review paper on dietary fatty acids and heart disease risk was just published by Dr. Rajiv Chowdhury and colleagues in the Annals of Internal Medicine-- one of the top medical journals (1). The goal of the paper is to comprehensively review the studies evaluating the effect of dietary fatty acids on heart (coronary) disease. The review covers observational and intervention studies pertaining to saturated, monounsaturated, trans, omega-6 polyunsaturated, and omega-3 polyunsaturated fats. The paper...
Friday, 14 March 2014
Food Reward Friday
Posted by Admin in: Food reward Fridays
This week's lucky "winner"... the Taco Bell waffle taco!!Read more...
Thursday, 6 March 2014
The Ultimate Detox: Your Kidneys
Posted by Admin
The specter of unseen, unspecified toxins eroding our health is worth many millions of dollars in the United States and abroad. Companies offer "detox" supplements, beverages, and creams that supposedly rid us of supposed toxins, despite a complete lack of evidence that these products do anything at all*. This comes from an industry that excels at creating boogeymen and offering costly solutions...
