Nutrition Archives

Iodine Requirements During Pregnancy: Timing, Thyroid Hormones, and Fetal Brain Development

In a 2019 survey sample of women in a UK, only ~20% were aware of the increased requirements for iodine for perinatal nutrition, despite clear...

Posted in Macronutrients Research, Women’s Health Nutrition

Appetite Regulation, Hunger & Satiety: Mechanisms and Implications for Weight Loss

Let's define the terms "appetite" and "hunger", two central concepts in appetite regulation. Appetite may be considered the process that influences food intake; hunger reflects...

Posted in Macronutrients Research, Metabolic Health, Nutrition Research

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

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

‘Methodolatry’, RCTs, and the Limits of Reductionism: Part 2

Insofar as proof to 100% certainty does not exist, what is meant by the term ‘proof’ is in fact a sufficiency of data to support...

Posted in Nutrition Research, Nutrition Science, Scientific Epistemology

‘Methodolatry’, RCTs, and the Limits of Reductionism: Part 1

“Methodolatry”: the veneration of the RCT as the only valid method of investigation, dismissing or discounting valuable input from other sources. A cursory search of...

Posted in Nutrition Research, Nutrition Science, Scientific Epistemology

Evidence Based Nutrition & the Evidential Problem of Food

In the context of nutrition, the applicability of the precautionary principle – if in doubt, do nothing – can only extend so far, due to...

Posted in Controversies in Nutrition, Nutrition Research, Nutrition Science, Research Methodology in Nutrition