Author Archives: decline104

Sodas and Childhood Obesity – ARTICLE REVIEW

Posted on September 25, 2012

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

Posted on August 29, 2012

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. | 16 Comments

Higher Protein Diets: Controversies & Implications

Posted on July 2, 2012

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 | 3 Comments

São Paulo, Brazil: Past and Present

Posted on June 14, 2012

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. | 2 Comments

FDA Flexes Muscle at DMAA – But Should We Even Care?

Posted on May 9, 2012

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 | 6 Comments

Growth Hormone and Nighttime Carbs: Much Ado About Nothing

Posted on April 24, 2012

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 | 10 Comments

Anabolic Arachidonic Acid: Mass-builder or Massive Waste of Money? – ARTICLE REVIEW

Posted on April 24, 2012

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 | 8 Comments

The Paleo Manifesto, Pt. II: Weak Evidence for the Hunter-gatherer Way

Posted on April 24, 2012

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 →

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The Paleo Manifesto, Pt. I: Idiot Ideology

Posted on April 24, 2012

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 →

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Liquid Calories and Weight Gain: Are Sodas Really To Blame? – ARTICLE REVIEW

Posted on April 24, 2012

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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