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Does the best quality medical research make the news?

April 7, 2016 by Tim Crowe 3 Comments

Medical research can make for attention-grabbing headlines. But a recent audit of the types of medical studies making it into the media has found that lower-quality research is more likely to feature. News coverage of medical research ranks high for public interest for the potential new treatments and cures it promises. But looking past attention-grabbing […]

serving size

Portion distortion and how it makes us overeat

November 13, 2015 by Tim Crowe 4 Comments

The larger the serving size of food, or the container it comes in, the greater likelihood a person will eat more of it. This effect, called portion distortion, can easily lead to passive over-consumption and with that, real increases in the risk of obesity and its connected diseases. It has been a fascinating field of […]

foods that make you feel full

Foods that make you feel full

October 14, 2015 by Tim Crowe 2 Comments

What makes a person feel full is not just how much food they’ve eaten, but also the type of food. Now scientists have attempted to rank a variety of foods for how well they can subjectively and objectively make a person feel full. It is a sad state of life for many in Western countries that […]

dairy inflammation

Dairy causes inflammation and the Easter Bunny is real

August 31, 2015 by Tim Crowe 24 Comments

‘Dairy causes inflammation’ is a popular catch cry in the ‘alternative health’ sphere that I hear oft repeated. The scientific evidence shows the opposite though, with dairy having significant anti-inflammatory action. Is dairy really an inflammatory food that should be on the ‘avoid’ list for everyone? I’ve always wondered how it has come to be, […]

olive oil

Olive oil still reigns supreme

August 26, 2015 by Tim Crowe Leave a Comment

Hot off the press, some just published research to add to a very long list of health benefits of olive oil. This time showing its benefits in improving LDL cholesterol and blood glucose in healthy individuals. I’m really only blogging about this as a means for commentary as I’m asked so often about coconut oil (technically it’s a fat, […]

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