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Would you drink less beer if it would attract fewer mosquitoes? The correct answer is: how much less beer and how many fewer mosquitoes? PLoS One has published research conducted in Burkina Faso, which had 25 volunteers drink beer, then…
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Question: I am a little confused when it comes to metabolic slowdown. The reason for my confusion is that as far as I can figure, if my LBM remains approximately the same throughout the diet, then my energy expenditure should also remain basically the same. Granted, maintaining LBM is difficult …
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Many health-minded people over 40 take calcium supplements to strengthen bones. It’s a nice thought, but researchers at the University of Auckland have some bad news: a meta-analysis of 11 randomized, controlled trials involving 11,921 people suggests that calcium supplements…
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Some highlights from my twitter between January and April, with additional commentary. I tend to tweet about recent scientific findings and other stuff I find interesting.
Do raspberries stunt muscle growth?
Tweet: “I’m a sucker for raspberries and sometimes eat them by the pound as a treat with cinnamon or cacao. Raspberry ketones may have some interesting [...]
Harvard Medicine, once known as the Harvard Medical Alumni Bulletin, reports on a pleasant (and inexpensive) way to lower blood pressure and relieve stress. It’s called Mozart, specifically Mozart’s piano sonatas. The magazine reports that a senior surgical resident at…
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More powerful than exercise, better than giving up smoking, extensive social networks have been shown to increase longevity by 50 percent. The Scientific American reports on research conducted at Brigham Young University that reviewed the results from 148 studies—which included…
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Lucky shorts? Lucky socks? A lucky ball? Yeah, it’s stupid, and yeah, it works. The New York Times Well column reports on research conducted at the University of Cologne in Germany (the country where, other research has shown, placebos are…
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Question: I’ve often seen it claimed that one needs to ‘eat fat to burn fat’ and that this is one of the advantages of low-carbohydrate diets. But, like so many myths in the diet world, I’m wondering if this is actually true. Is it?
Answer: The short answer, as you might …
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Even as more studies show less benefit and more harm from aggressive treatment of prostate cancer, the practice marches on. The Wall Street Journal reports on a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine that found that more than…
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The next time someone suggests tells you to chill, you might want to take their advice, literally. The Los Angeles Times reports on research suggesting that cooling the palms of one’s hands reduces fatigue in muscles throughout the body, and…
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