Showing posts with label Nutrition. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nutrition. Show all posts
Meat Not Bad?
Richard Carrier has written a detailed analysis of the meat industry (and eating of meat) as it effects animal welfare, the economy, the environment and human health. His opinions and conclusions will probably not be received well by many vegetarians and vegans for more than one reason.
Fat Is Good For You?
Harriet Hall has posted on the Science-Based Medicine blog concerning Donald W. Miller, MD's promotion of a highly saturated fat diet.
Lipozene And Its Ilk
This blogger continues to be mystified over the plethora of scam products peddled on TV. While watching some TV today, I was exposed to this product for weight loss, Lipozene. Check out this review. However, carefully note the end to this "review" --- it peddles ANOTHER scam product!! Play a game with yourself next time you see ANY health-related product advertized on TV that you have not heard about before. Google it and read EVERY hit on the first few pages of the search. The pattern is solid. Most are testimonials FOR the product, with a few criticizing it. Virtually ALL of the critical sites peddle a similar scam product!!! Google THAT product and continue the process until you get bored. It is a never-ending cycle of pseudoscience misinformation.
Folks, the old adage is true ---- if a product claims to provide a health benefit without effort, run away from it!!
Folks, the old adage is true ---- if a product claims to provide a health benefit without effort, run away from it!!
What Is Behind The Obesity Epidemic?
Steven Novella has posted on what we presently know about the reasons for the obesity epidemic.
Why We Get Fat
Harriet Hall has posted a review of the book Why we get fat: and what to do about it by Gary Taubes. Although this book has some valid points, it is just one more attempt to present a "cure" for obesity through a simplistic approach, in this blogger's opinion.
Vegetarianism: Moral Or A Preference?
Michael De Dora has posted a thoughtful essay on vegetarianism, morality and preference.
Check out the comments section of this post. Reminds me of the abortion debate.
Check out the comments section of this post. Reminds me of the abortion debate.
Raw Food Diet
The Science-Based Medicine blog takes on the Raw Food Diet craze. The post is quite long. If you have run across this diet and are considering it, this blogger recommends a full read. Below is a very brief summary:
No one, least of all me, argues that diet isn’t incredibly important as a therapeutic modality for type II diabetes, but the entire Simply Raw package goes far beyond that, promoting vitalism and other dubious concepts as part and parcel of what is necessary to reverse type II diabetes.
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Let the buyer beware.
No one, least of all me, argues that diet isn’t incredibly important as a therapeutic modality for type II diabetes, but the entire Simply Raw package goes far beyond that, promoting vitalism and other dubious concepts as part and parcel of what is necessary to reverse type II diabetes.
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Let the buyer beware.
Bill Clinton's New Diet
Harriet Hall, on the Science-Based Medicine blog, has posted an extensive analysis of diet as it effects CAD in particular, using the recent change in diet of former US President Clinton as a case study of sorts.
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