Category: Nutrition

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Are dietary sugar alcohol sweeteners safe?

Should we be concerned about new research linking sugar alcohols like xylitol and erythritol?

/ August 15, 2024

Ultraprocessed Foods

What are “ultraprocessed foods” and are they a health risk? One would think there is reason for concern, given all the hyped headlines, but as is often the case the data is somewhat complicated. The complexity begins with the fact that there is no agreed-upon operational definition of “ultraprocessed food” (UPF). Processed food generally refers to food products that are already prepared...

/ June 12, 2024

IgG Food Sensitivity Tests Not Valid

IgG testing for food sensitivity has not been validated by scientific evidence - that does not stop CAM practitioners.

/ October 18, 2023

The effects of vitamin D supplementation on major cardiac events

A large randomized controlled trial of vitamin D supplementation generates good data to show there is likely no benefit.

/ July 6, 2023
Vitamin infusion

No evidence IV vitamin drips can treat infertility

There is no evidence IV vitamin drips can help treat infertility

/ May 25, 2023

Skeptical of the Carnivore Diet

The carnivore diet is the latest fad diet that is particularly pseudoscientific.

/ April 19, 2023

Is Meat Poison? Is Fat the Antidote?

Is a diet comprised solely of meat good for you? I think you know the answer.

/ December 13, 2022

GOLO for Weight Loss

There are lots of testimonials from people who say they lost weight with GOLO, but its effectiveness is not supported by any scientific evidence.

/ November 29, 2022

The Plant Paradox: Steven Gundry’s War on Lectins

Most of what Steven Gundry says in his book The Plant Paradox is demonstrably wrong. There is no science-based reason to avoid lectins.

/ October 25, 2022