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Close to a month ago, the health headlines were full of warnings about multivitamins. A long-time researcher even did a video to explain the study. This headline was based on a study that demonstrated an increase in Hazard Ratio if a person took a multivitamin every day, compared to occasionally or never. On the face […]
Remember where we began: frustrated with the conflicting studies on nutrition and their impact on our health. The researchers used specification curve analysis to illustrate several issues. The most important point is that there are many ways to analyze large datasets in nutritional epidemiology. Reviewing 15 studies in 24 papers, they found that the number […]
Did you look up quadrillion? It’s a 1 with a whole lot of 0s—15 to be exact. When I finished Saturday’s Memo, the researchers had chosen an area of nutritional epidemiology to focus on: the analytics used to analyze the data. They began with the premise that there are many ways to analyze any data […]
The health headline shouts: “Fish oil increases your risk of heart disease.” The next week, “Fish oil beneficial for reducing risk of Alzheimer’s disease.” It makes one wonder what is going on in research. I’ve felt that way for a long time, and I know you have as well. I think I’ve found part of […]
Did you keep track of the fruits and veggies you ate over the holiday weekend (or July 4–7 for those of you outside the U.S.)? Remember to email me your results. Some people didn’t need reminding—I have already gotten replies. I didn’t do as well as I would have liked. Here are my lists: I […]
A reminder that today is the beginning of the Holiday Fruit and Vegetable Challenge. There will be three prizes this time: Start keeping track this morning and keep going until bedtime Sunday. I’m keeping my list as well. Winners can choose between a free six-month Insider membership or the digital Optimal Performance program. What are […]
I enjoyed the Memorial Day Challenge so much, I want to see if you can do better. I want more of you to respond this time, so I’m going to make it a little more enticing for you by handing out more prizes. This time, I’m going to reward the person who eats the most […]
I think the results of the UK Biobank ultra-processed food (UPF) study were interesting, as I relayed on Tuesday, but the researchers went further. They estimated how substituting non-UPF plant-sourced foods for any of the other three sources of food resulted in a reduction of cardiovascular disease (CVD) morbidity and mortality. Further, and what got […]
Ultra-processed food (UPF) has been in the news again: researchers have found a relationship between plant-based UPF and cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality. Health news writers were brimming with opinions on what the study meant. The comment that got my attention was that UPF manufacturing destroyed good nutrients found in plant foods to the point […]
June is National Men’s Health month. My first thought was to do a series of Memos on the key points of men’s health, but because I can talk faster than I can type (and you may not want to read that much), I decided to do a Men’s Health webinar next Wednesday night, June 26 […]
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