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Sodas and Childhood Obesity – ARTICLE REVIEW
A Trial of Sugar-free or Sugar-sweetened Beverages and Body Weight in Children Janne C. de Ruyter, Margreet R. Olthof, Jacob C. Seidell, and Martijn B. Katan NEJM September 21, 2012 Full Text: http://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMoa1203034 Background The consumption of beverages that contain … Continue reading
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Roundtable Interview with Layne Norton PhD, Eric Helms and Alan Aragon
Introduction Before I begin I just want to take a minute to thank (for the thousandth time) Layne, Eric and Alan for humbly doing this e-mail interview with me. For those of you who don’t know who these men are, … Continue reading
Posted in Misc.
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Higher Protein Diets: Controversies & Implications
Opening Comments In the wake of a recent study published in JAMA [1], wherein participants on a low-carbohydrate, higher-protein diet had greater improvements in metabolic syndrome parameters (insulin sensitivity, HDL and triglycerides), I was asked the question, “why would anyone … Continue reading
Posted in Diets, Protein
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São Paulo, Brazil: Past and Present
Opening Comments Although my Blog is primarily used for my musings about sports-related nutritionand supplement topics, I would like to take some time and devote a portion of my Blog to something else that has recently become a major interest … Continue reading
Posted in Misc.
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FDA Flexes Muscle at DMAA – But Should We Even Care?
Opening Comments Times may be tough, but people still want to get JACKED! That is, not unless the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) has something to say about it. Over the past couple of months things have really heated up … Continue reading
Posted in Supplements
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Growth Hormone and Nighttime Carbs: Much Ado About Nothing
Opening Comments Today I want to talk about growth hormone. From what I’ve gathered over the past couple of weeks, there seems to be a prevailing notion that eating carbohydrates at night will somehow prevent natural growth hormone release from … Continue reading
Posted in Carbohydrate
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Anabolic Arachidonic Acid: Mass-builder or Massive Waste of Money? – ARTICLE REVIEW
Effects of arachidonic acid supplementation on training adaptations in resistance-trained males Roberts MD, Iosia M, Kerksick CM, Taylor LW, Campbell B, Wilborn CD, Harvey T, Cooke M, Rasmussen C, Greenwood M, Wilson R, Jitomir J, Willoughby D, Kreider RB. J … Continue reading
Posted in Fats, Reviews
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The Paleo Manifesto, Pt. II: Weak Evidence for the Hunter-gatherer Way
Opening Comments Welcome back, everyone, for part 2 of my Paleo critique. If you are just joining me I highly suggest going back and reading last week’s article before proceeding. However, for those of you who are lazy, in the … Continue reading
Posted in Diets
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The Paleo Manifesto, Pt. I: Idiot Ideology
Opening Comments In keeping with the theme of evolution and nutrition, today’s article is going to be the first installment of a two-part series on the Paleo diet (also called hunter-gatherer, Stone-Age, or ancestral dieting). Even if you are not … Continue reading
Posted in Diets
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Liquid Calories and Weight Gain: Are Sodas Really To Blame? – ARTICLE REVIEW
Beverage consumption, appetite, and energy intake: what did you expect? Bridget A. Cassady, Robert V. Considine, and Richard D. Mattes. Am J Clin Nutr. 2012;95(3):587-93. PubMed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22258267 BACKGROUND: Beverage consumption is implicated in the overweight/obesity epidemic through … Continue reading
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