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Low Carb Diet Research: Exploring the “Metabolic Advantage”

The question of “is a calorie a calorie?” is as old as nutrition research, and it frequently surfaces in modern low carb diet research. Understanding...

Posted in Controversies in Nutrition, Metabolic Health, Research Methodology in Nutrition

The Dietary Guidelines are Good for You

Why have dietary guidelines become such a focal point of nonsensical arguments? Like much contemporary noise in nutrition, the hard-chargers come from the low-carb world,...

Posted in Controversies in Nutrition, Dietary Guidelines, Nutrition Policy, Nutrition Research

Lipoprotein(a), Causality, and Checkmate on Low-Carb Cholesterol Denialism

I think this must be checkmate. I’ve noticed that in the low-carb/cholesterol-denialism (yes, they are synonymous) community, much attention is now being given to high...

Posted in Causation, Controversies in Nutrition, Nutrition Research, Research Methodology in Nutrition

Of Rats, PUFA, and Sydney Diet-Heart: Drawing a Line Under Polyunsaturated Pseudoscience

To say that hysteria about the health effects of polyunsaturated fats [PUFA] has reached fever pitch may be an understatement. It can be interesting watch...

Posted in Cardiovascular Nutrition, Controversies in Nutrition, Nutrition Research

Saturated Fat & Cardiovascular Disease: Evaluating the JACC ‘State-of-the-Art’ Review

Let’s consult a dictionary: state of the art steɪt əv ðɪ ˈɑːt/ phrase of state the most recent stage in the development of a product, incorporating...

Posted in Cardiovascular Nutrition, Controversies in Nutrition, Nutrition Research, Nutrition Science