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A response to Dr. Chris Palmer: Is LDL an independent risk factor for heart disease?

Dec 19, 2020

A notification email was sent to Dr. Chris Palmer–a psychiatrist at Harvard who investigates the use of ketogenic diets for mental health issues–for a claim that LDL is not an independent risk factor for...

Mainstream, popular health gurus peddle ineffective, dangerous, and costly products that degrade physical and financial health
Dec 14, 2020
The misinformation, hypesterism, and quackery database: introduction, ruleset, and procedure
Oct 10, 2020
Nutrition and health science unreliable/low-quality/reliable/high-quality information list page
Sep 4, 2020
Fact-Checking “The Carnivore Code,” by Dr. Paul Saladino, Part Four: Triglycerides, HDL, and Insulin Resistance, Round Three
Aug 18, 2020

Diet Wars Podcast

Diet Wars EP3 Keto: A Scientific Question and Answer Session

Apr 27, 2020

In this question and answer session, we cover all things on the cutting edge of the science of...

Diet Wars EP2 COVID-19: A discussion with clinical experts
Mar 24, 2020
Diet Wars EP1 Discussing Insulin Resistance and Keto for Type 2 Diabetes
Mar 16, 2020

Interviews

Interview: Ep. 107-The Truth about Game Changers, Ketogenic Diets, Saturated Fat, & Cholesterol w/ Kevin Bass

Jun 12, 2020

HVMN podcast. Good vs. Bad Science: Keto Hype, Cancer Research, & Fighting Misinformation · Kevin Bass, MS · #138
Jun 11, 2020
Podcast episode with Ian Cramer: An Introduction to Ketosis and its role in cancer
Jun 8, 2020
Podcast interview with Dave Feldman
Nov 27, 2019
Podcast interview with Ted Ryce
Nov 27, 2019

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The dietary guidelines are virtually identical in every country in the world, while obesity ranges from 1.6% (South Korea) to 41.4% (Qatar), a 30-fold difference. Therefore, the dietary guidelines cannot be the cause of obesity.

The dietary guidelines are virtually identical in every country in the world, while obesity ranges from 1.6% (South Korea) to 41.4% (Qatar), a 30-fold...

Aug 10, 2020

THE BIG FAT SURPRISE: A CRITICAL REVIEW; PART 1 by Seth Yoder

THE BIG FAT SURPRISE: A CRITICAL REVIEW; PART 1 by Seth Yoder

Aug 3, 2020

Fact-Checking “The Carnivore Code: Unlocking the Secrets to Optimal Health by Returning to Our Ancestral Diet,” by Dr. Paul Saladino, Part One

Fact-Checking “The Carnivore Code: Unlocking the Secrets to Optimal Health by Returning to Our Ancestral Diet,” by Dr. Paul Saladino, Part One

Jul 23, 2020

Which industries are spending more money to influence policymakers: Big meat or Big sugar? The answer may surprise you!

Which industries are spending more money to influence policymakers: Big meat or Big sugar? The answer may surprise you!

Jul 16, 2020

Hot takes #3. Fruit is the cause of obesity. Nutrition policy over diets. Diets work by causing calorie reduction. COVID-19. And more.

Hot takes #3. Fruit is the cause of obesity. Nutrition policy over diets. Diets work by causing calorie reduction. COVID-19. And more.

Jul 16, 2020

Hot takes #2

Jul 15, 2020

Hot takes #1

Jul 14, 2020

How to talk about health and nutrition online: a six-point guide and program

How to talk about health and nutrition online: a six-point guide and program

Jul 7, 2020

The Impossible Burger. Soy. Are they feminizing?

The Impossible Burger. Soy. Are they feminizing?

Jul 5, 2020

Unsaturated fat is protective against LDL oxidation as compared to saturated fat: a tale of two studies

Unsaturated fat is protective against LDL oxidation as compared to saturated fat: a tale of two studies

Jul 3, 2020

Sugar intake vs. diabetes in the United States, United Kingdom, and China: the lack of a correlation.

Sugar intake vs. diabetes in the United States, United Kingdom, and China: the lack of a correlation.

Jul 1, 2020

“Ketogenic diet activates protective γδ T cell responses against influenza virus infection”? A critical look at a flawed paper.

“Ketogenic diet activates protective γδ T cell responses against influenza virus infection”? A critical look at a flawed paper.

Jun 29, 2020

Added sugar intake in the United States is going down, shown using all four available relevant datasets: USDA, UN-FAO, NHANES, and corporate sales data.

Added sugar intake in the United States is going down, shown using all four available relevant datasets: USDA, UN-FAO, NHANES, and corporate sales dat...

Jun 28, 2020

The food pyramid caused the obesity epidemic

The food pyramid caused the obesity epidemic

Jun 28, 2020

What COVID-19 is, what causes it, and what to do about it. Please take this information very seriously and stay safe.

What COVID-19 is, what causes it, and what to do about it. Please take this information very seriously and stay safe.

Jun 27, 2020

The dietary guidelines caused the obesity epidemic

The dietary guidelines caused the obesity epidemic

Jun 24, 2020

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Rune Guldberg Kevin. Scandinavia is not the point. Yes there was an ice age. And the reindeer and the hunters was in a winter condition farther south. As you say. An eyeblink in human evolutionary history. Did you...
Why I question the objectivity of low-carb pioneers Stephen Phinney and Jeff Volek · May 12, 2021
the jolly llama "we have harnessed fire to make food easier to digest" Really? And our digestive tracts have evolved based on using fire to cook meat? How long would it take teeth and digestive tracts to adapt and...
Do humans have GI lengths similar to that of carnivorous animals like lions? Not quite. · April 25, 2021
Detrick Snyder This is the best article on the history of ketoginc diets I've read! Thanks for such great investigative work, let me know if it gets published in print!
The invention of the ketogenic diet: a short, critical history from Hippocrates to Abrahams · April 23, 2021
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