Saturday, March 30, 2019

Saturday Stories: Vaping Risks, Doomsday Fungus, And A Friend With Cancer

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Julia Belluz, in Vox, covers what we do and don't know about the risks of vaping. Ed Yong, in The Atlantic, with the worst disease ev...
Wednesday, March 27, 2019

If You're Calling For A Ban On Bottled Water, But Not On Bottled Sugar Water (Soda, Juice, Sports Drinks, etc), You're Doing It Wrong

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Apparently two former city Councillors, and some "water advocates" from a group named the Ottawa Water Study/Action Group, are l...
Monday, March 25, 2019

Shoppers At UK Supermarkets That Got Rid Of Checkout Aisle Junk Food Purchased 16% Less Small Pack Junk Food One Year Later

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So it wasn't a randomized trial, but the results were interesting nonetheless. In the UK, a number of supermarkets electively decided ...
Saturday, March 23, 2019

Saturday Stories: Artists' Deaths, "Nanny States", And Astral Weeks

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Elizabeth Weil, in The New York Times Magazine, with a long read on former artist colony cultivator, and now on trial (starting in April) fo...
Thursday, March 21, 2019

If You Tie Exercise To Weight Loss It Can Lead To Statements And Recommendations Like These

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I've long called for a rebranding of exercise  to promote it on the basis of all of its incredible benefits, and explicitly not in the...
Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Why I Don't Celebrate Marketing Fruit To Children By Way Of Cartoon Characters

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A few weeks ago I noticed the Center for Science in the Public Interest giving kudos to Disney and to The Lego Movie for their licensing o...
Saturday, March 16, 2019

Saturday Stories: Feast Burden, Old Hate, And Wellness Cults

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Bobbie Ann Mason, in The New Yorker, on the burden of the feast . Isaac Chotiner, in The New Yorker, with a not at all gentle interview of...
Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Coca-Cola's New Simply Smoothie Strawberry Banana Contains 11.5 Teaspoons Of Sugar Per Cup

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I should probably be putting " smoothie " in sneer quotes when discussing this new product. The ingredients in this " smo...
Monday, March 11, 2019

Why Fund Or Publish Diet Studies That Have Little Relationship With Real Life?

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I'm honestly not trying to be mean, but that was the thought that went through my mind when I read the recently published study, Log O...
Saturday, March 09, 2019

Saturday Stories: Banal Hate, Ebola Retirement, And Jackbooted Tots

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Andrew Anthony, in The Guardian, on  the casual and banal antisemitism that has overtaken England. Helen Branswell, in STAT, on the retire...
Wednesday, March 06, 2019

No, New York State Academy Of Family Physicians (@NYSAFP), Sugar Sweetened Milk Is Not "Essential", Just Ask The @AAFP

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So what possible reason could the New York State Academy of Family Physicians (NYSAFP) have to highlight in their weekly eNews circular sen...
Monday, March 04, 2019

Surprise? Offering In Class Breakfasts of Cereal, Muffins, Juice, and Milk For 2.5 Years Increases Obesity In Students

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Yup, it's true. Offer children in-class breakfasts consisting of cereal, muffins, juice, and milk for 2.5 years and compared with chil...
Saturday, March 02, 2019

Saturday Stories: Not Killing Babies, "Top Doctors", And Sobriety

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David McMillan Dr. Jennifer Gunter, in The New York Times, sharing her sorrow to tell America that no, she didn't kill her baby, nor ...
Monday, February 25, 2019

More On Set Points And Why I'm Not Fond Of Them

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Seems my last post struck many different chords depending on the lens with which it was read. Some people read it as stating that they...

Why I Still Have Issues With Set Point Theory And Weight Regain

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Last week I watched a few people who I both follow and respect chat about set point theory - you know, the one that posits your body defends...
Saturday, February 23, 2019

Saturday Stories: Weight Hate, Sucky Recess, And The Fall Of UK Labour

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Ted Kyle, Caroline Apovian, and Amanda Velazquez, in Medscape, respond to Medscape's recently posted fat shaming, hate-speech, garbage f...
Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Guest Post: The Problems With Balancing Accuracy And Reach In Science Communication: What To Do When Even Journals Want To Contribute To Media Hype (HIIT Edition)

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Last week saw the publication of a new study in the BJSM entitled (highlighting mine), " Is interval training the magic bullet for fat ...
Saturday, February 16, 2019

Saturday Stories: Animal Feelings, Essential Oils, and Sports Drinks

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Ross Andersen, in The Atlantic, on the feelings of animals. Ranjana Srivastava, in The Guardian, on her patient who chose essential oils ...
Friday, February 15, 2019

President Trump May Be A Racist, Antisemitic, Xenophobic, Man-Child, But Despite What You May Have Heard Yesterday, He's Not Obese

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Yes, I know the medical report released on him yesterday stated that Trump's weight gives him a BMI of 30.4 and that 30 (for better or f...
Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Groundbreaking New Study On Ultra-Processed Foods Provides Possible Causal Smoking Gun For Our Global Obesity Struggles

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[Disclosure, the lead author, Kevin Hall, is a friend of mine and we co-authored a paper together in the past] A huge deal pre-print paper w...