by Michael O'Neill | Nov 28, 2012 | Uncategorized
Well, this is disturbing. A new investigation from Consumer Reports finds that all our pork is tainted. Or rather, 148 samples of pork chops and 50 samples of ground pork tested in 6 US cities is tainted with Yersinia enterocolitica. Yersinia what? Yersinia...
by Michael O'Neill | Jun 1, 2012 | Uncategorized
Alright, every once in a while someone will ask me, “Is there a study proving low carb diets are safe for your kidneys? I’ve heard that they make your kidneys explode…” Usually, my response is, “That’s why you have two of...
by Michael O'Neill | May 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
So it turns out that fructose-induced metabolic syndrome makes you stupid. …at least it does if you’re a rat, or presumably, are rat-brained. In a new paper published in the May 2012 issue of The Journal of Physiology with the catchy title,...
by Michael O'Neill | Apr 5, 2012 | Uncategorized
In his recent article, writing for Discover, Gary Taubes takes Harvard School of Public Health and UC San Diego researchers to task for impersonating actual scientists and making dietary recommendations. …every time that these Harvard researchers had claimed...
by Michael O'Neill | Mar 14, 2012 | Uncategorized
According to the press release, researchers at Johns Hopkins will announce details of an interesting new study on June 3, at the American College of Sports Medicine. At this time, they aren’t releasing the full research…but the teasers in the press release...
