The myriad of reasons why artificial sweetners may not deliver on their weight loss promise
Artificial sweeteners enhance the palatability of foods but, unlike sugar, are virtually devoid of calories. The implicit promise here is consuming them, rather than sugar, is a better option for those seeking to control their weight. Now while the idea that artificial sweeteners offer advantages in weight control makes sense, you might be surprised to [...]
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Evidence that there is still lots of potential for study researchers and their sponsors to only let you see what they want you to see
While some people put a lot of faith in published scientific and medical research, there are a number of reasons why we sometimes need to be a bit sceptical about what we read in scientific journals. One fundamental issue here concerns what is known as ‘publication bias’ ” the tendency for favourable results to be [...]
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More evidence that vitamin D requirements are much, much higher than traditionally recommended amounts
Back in December, one of my blogs focused on research which sought to determine the intakes of vitamin D required to maintain certain concentrations of this nutrient in the body [1]. This particular study found that to maintain a vitamin D level of 80 nmol/L (32 ng/ml) about 1600 IU is required. You can read [...]
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