by katkinsk | Feb 3, 2013 | research, Uncategorized
The world is becoming a sweeter place… At least in a very literal sense. In The Sweetening of the World’s Diet, Popkin and Nielsen explore the upward trend of caloric sweeteners in our lives. The article first lays out some very basic evidence: High consumption...
by katkinsk | Jan 26, 2013 | Uncategorized
So after my rather harsh take on the last review paper you might beg the question: What does a good review article look like? Well, I have to say that this article is an amazingly well written comprehensive review of the many various research aspects people are...
by katkinsk | Jan 19, 2013 | Uncategorized
I stumbled across this journal article the other day. At first I was intrigued and a bit excited; sometimes reviews have some tidbits of information or put together a new perspective from research papers in a particular area. However for any low-carb veterans I would...
by katkinsk | Jan 12, 2013 | research, Uncategorized
Brown. Fat. Well that doesn’t sound particularly lovely, or interesting in the least bit. But to your average obesity researcher this is one of the hottest topics on the board right now. Brown is the new black, so to speak. We’ve known for years that there...