by Michael O'Neill | Oct 14, 2015 | news, paleo, short
There’s a lot to like about the paleo movement. Lauren Cordain’s work has been been tremendously informative, and Robb Wolf’s book delivers some fierce insights on healthy (and unhealthy) eating. And so it comes as no surprise that I keep my eyes...
by Michael O'Neill | Dec 1, 2014 | video
You may be familiar with John Oliver from his previous contributions to The Daily Show. He’s since moved on to host his weekly news and commentary show on HBO: “Last Week Tonight.” In time for Halloween, he covered the subject of sugar. From a...
by Michael O'Neill | Nov 13, 2014 | news, short
Are artificial sweeteners to blame for the obesity epidemic? From ScienceDaily: Artificial sweeteners — promoted as aids to weight loss and diabetes prevention — could actually hasten the development of glucose intolerance and metabolic disease, and they...
by Michael O'Neill | Feb 25, 2014 | research, Uncategorized
We’ve been providing a fair bit of coverage on cancer recently, and today will be no exception. Unfortunately, right now I can offer little more than a pointer to the research article (published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation). I’m still working...
by Michael O'Neill | Feb 14, 2014 | news
NPR’s Morning Edition aired a delightful segment on full fait dairy foods and the (to some) unexpected consequence: “people who eat higher fat dairy tend to be leaner than people who eat skim (low fat) products.” It turns out that this “high...
