Saturday, September 29, 2018

Saturday Stories: Remembering, Revenge, And Not Debating

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Anita Hill, February 2018 Jessica Shortall, in Medium, with a rage and sorrow inducing piece about everything she can remember. Jennife...
Thursday, September 27, 2018

An Incredibly Innovative Solution For Parents And Politicians Concerned About The Potential End of School Organized Chocolate Milk Sales

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Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Chocolate Milk And Health Canada's Inaction On Canada's Food Guide Just Cost The New Brunswick Liberals The Election

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Yesterday there was an election in New Brunswick. The Conservatives won by a single seat. So what was the main issue New Brunswickers ...
Saturday, September 22, 2018

Saturday Stories: Obesity, Mortality, and Belief

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Michael Hobbes, in Huffington Post's Highline, explains why everything you know about obesity may be wrong . Bari Weiss, in The New Yo...
Monday, September 17, 2018

There's No Realistically Prescribable Amount Of Exercise That Will By Itself Lead To Useful Weight Loss, But That Doesn't Mean You Shouldn't Exercise!

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This isn't the first time I've noted that there is no realistically prescribable amount of exercise that by itself will lead to clin...
Saturday, September 15, 2018

Saturday Stories: Museum Fires, Non-Sexual Harassment, and Lucy Wills

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Ed Yong, in the Atlantic, with his coverage of the devastating Brazilian museum fire . Linda Bloodworth Thomason, in The Hollywood Reporte...
Wednesday, September 12, 2018

Every Physician Ought To Know Which Common Medications Cause The Most Weight Gain

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While it would be wonderful if all primary care physicians were interested enough in understanding how to treat their practices' most pr...
Saturday, September 08, 2018

Saturday Stories: Tucker Carlson, Medical Error, and Physicans' Moral Injuries

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By Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Link Lyz Lenz in Columbia Journalism Review, with a masterful profile of Tucker Carlson. Deborah Cohen...
Tuesday, September 04, 2018

Small, Short, Crossover Breakfast Study Says Maybe You Shouldn't Skip It

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This was a very small study , but unlike many other " breakfast " studies, it prescribed specific breakfasts, and more to the po...
Saturday, September 01, 2018

Saturday Stories: Rape Culture, Alcohol, And Food Need Hierarchies

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Molly Galbraith, on her Facebook page, in light of recent events, discusses rape culture in the fitness industry. Julia Belluz, in Vox, ta...
Thursday, August 30, 2018

Taking Medication For Obesity (Or Anything Else For That Matter) Is Not A Failure

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The other day a GP tweeted at me that there was " no role for pharmacology " in the treatment of obesity along with an #LCHF has...
Tuesday, August 28, 2018

Please Stop Judging Other People's Shopping Carts And Fast Food Orders

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Ever wonder if you're biased against people with obesity? Have you ever stood in line behind someone with obesity at the supermarket a...
Saturday, August 25, 2018

Saturday Stories: A Single Read Week (It's A Really Worthy Read)

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John Ioannidis, in JAMA, on the incredibly flawed foundations of nutritional research and dietary recommendations . Given subscribers here a...
Wednesday, August 22, 2018

If A Woman With Obesity Is Denied Fertility Treatment, Does She Have Grounds To Sue?

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It is a fairly common practice for fertility clinics to deny treatments to women with obesity. The rationale presented usually references th...
Monday, August 20, 2018

Two New Studies Pour Cold Water On Water's Role In Weight Management

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Two new studies are bound to disappoint those who still want to believe water makes a difference in weight management. The first of thes...
Saturday, August 18, 2018

Saturday Stories: Glyphosphate, Glyphosphate, And Katie Stubblefield

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Robert O'Conner, in Medium, with his expert thoughts on glyphosphate (RoundUp) and cance r. Andrew Kniss, in his blog, with his expert...
Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Study Finds Giving Prebiotics To Kids Doesn't Change Their Energy Intake And Ups A Major Hunger Hormone Yet Still Concludes Prebiotics Have Potential To Help With Childhood Obesity?

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Today will be discussing a study that had kids randomly assigned to taking either 8g oligofructose enriched inulin (prebiotic) per day or pl...
Saturday, August 11, 2018

Saturday Stories: Useless Multivitamins, Menopause, and Jordan Peterson

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Timothy Caulfield, on NBC think, on the uselessness of multi-vitamins for all (happy to find this story for reader Pug Piper). Jen Gunter...
Thursday, August 09, 2018

Book Review: The Complete Guide to Weight Loss Surgery

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Today's guest post comes from our office's newest RD Alex Friel who has reviewed a book for people considering or having bariatric s...
Tuesday, August 07, 2018

Have You Been, Or Are You, On A Diet? Please Take 2 Minutes To Review This Brief Survey About How Easy Or Difficult It Is/Was.

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Back in 2012 I first posted my wish for there to be a questionnaire that would serve to help individuals and researchers determine how easy ...