I recently had the opportunity to collaborate with Kevin Hall, PhD and Rudy Leibel, MD on a commentary in JAMA Internal Medicine (1). It was fun for me to work with two researchers who I respect tremendously. Hall's energy balance modeling work has … [Read more]
Nutrition Science Initiative (NuSI) in retrospect
On Monday, Wired published an article about the Nutrition Science Initiative, "The collapse of a $40 million nutrition science crusade". This seems like a good time to review the trajectory of NuSI and what we can learn from it. NuSI was founded in … [Read more]
What is a low-glycemic diet, really?
I've always been struck by the imprecision of how the terms "low-glycemic-index diet" and "low-glycemic-load diet" are used. In theory, these are diets that reduce post-meal blood glucose and their benefits derive from this property. In practice, … [Read more]
My new favorite juicer
***April Fools post*** Let's face it: most juicers are terrible. They're complicated, hard to clean, expensive, and they break down. Worst of all, from a nutritional standpoint they waste important nutrients, especially fiber. What if there … [Read more]
Microbiota and obesity: Is it all hype?
On the Amazon page for my book The Hungry Brain, the top review is positive overall but regrets that I didn't cover the role of the gut microbiota in obesity. This reflects a common belief that differences in the microbial composition of the human … [Read more]
The second NuSI-funded diet trial has arrived
I've been eagerly awaiting this study. It was a 12-month randomized controlled trial comparing non-calorie-restricted low-fat and low-carbohydrate diets. Both diets placed a major emphasis on diet quality. I'm not going to review the findings in … [Read more]
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