by Michael O'Neill | Aug 14, 2013 | Uncategorized
If you still think sugar is harmless, consider the recent research out of the University of Utah. Researchers discovered increased mortality and strange behaviors when mice were given extra sugar in their diet. Not lots of extra sugar, mind you. But doses generally...
by Michael O'Neill | Aug 12, 2013 | Uncategorized
Researchers at Japan’s giant telecom, NTT Docomo, recently created a smartphone ketone (acetone) reader that may help low carb and ketogenic dieters stay aware of how their food choices affect their nutritional ketosis. Currently, the best approach for doing...
by Michael O'Neill | Aug 2, 2013 | Uncategorized
Robert Lustig just announced that he’s launching a new initiative, responsiblefoods.org. This new non-profit is dedicated to raising awareness of the added sugar problem, and is looking for help. From his Facebook Post: If you haven’t heard, we’re...
by Michael O'Neill | Jul 17, 2013 | Uncategorized
No doubt you’ve heard the sensationalism: “Fish oil causes prostate cancer!”, “Taking fish oil increases your risk of developing prostate cancer by over 70%!”, and “Fish oil’s going to kill you!” Sadly, this is what...
by Michael O'Neill | Jul 16, 2013 | Uncategorized
A new article on sugar toxicity is published in Scientific American (and syndicated in Salon) the other day. It starts off strong with a recapitulation of the familiar: Today, we add sugar in one form or another to the majority of processed foods we eat—everything...
by Michael O'Neill | Jun 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
You may remember Walter Willett from about this time last year, when Gary Taubes took him to task on the pages of Discover for promoting sloppy science. His piece included an excoriating indictment of Willett’s work, agenda and track record: As a case study, I...
