Tom and I are preparing to record the second episode of ClimbSci and we’re looking for questions! This time we’re going to be talking about carbohydrates, specifically how carbs fit into our diet in terms of energy provision—other carb-related topics like fiber we’re going to leave for future discussions. If you have a question about […]
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There’s Nothing Inherently Dangerous or Unhealthy About Gluten-Free Diets
After my last quick post on the gluten-detecting device with no peer-reviewed science to back it, I wanted to quickly write about the other side of gluten-free diets as well—specifically, that there’s nothing inherently dangerous or unhealthy about them. I wanted to write this because I’ve recently seen a deluge of articles about gluten-free diets leading […]
Read the full article...Public Medical Devices Need Public Peer-Reviewed Science
Remember Theranos, the company that blew up last year for deceiving investors about the accuracy of their blood testing equipment? Theranos claimed to have developed unique technology that simultaneously miniaturized and improved the speed of blood testing, and investors bought it. When asked about the science, they said they had it and would release it, […]
Read the full article...Juice Is Nature’s Soda
I recently came across a few stories in my news feed about a start-up called “Juicero” that aims to be the Keurig of the juice world. The stories themselves were mostly about how the proprietary fruit packs the company sells to be used with their $400 pressing machine can actually just be squeezed by hand (and […]
Read the full article...Webcast Update #3
One final update: Tom and I have successfully recorded the inaugural episode of the Climbing Science Cast (ClimbSciCast), and will release it for viewing/listening sometime next week! We have to upload and annotate the episode, and put up notes and references to go with it, but other than that we’re all set. The episode did […]
Read the full article...Webcast Update #2
A quick update this time: Tom and I are going to record next Wednesday (March 29th), and will likely release the episode the following Monday. I’m new to this experience, so I’m trying to make sure we have enough time to do whatever editing needs to be done, etc. At any rate, we should have […]
Read the full article...The Importance of Proper Controls
In his book Bad Pharma, Ben Goldacre talks about how placebos often do not make good controls (he also talks about this briefly in one of his TED Talks starting at 7:50). The reason is that placebos are equivalent to no treatment, which isn’t helpful when the condition we’re exploring already has an established treatment. What we want […]
Read the full article...Long-Term Feasibility of Meal Replacers
From time to time, I get asked about meal replacers like Soylent, Joylent, Huel, and any number of similar competitors. Usually, the question is just “what do you think about them?”, and since it’s a fairly common question, I’d like to share my answer here. First, I’d like to say that I don’t really believe […]
Read the full article...Webcast Update #1
Tom and I are making progress towards getting the webcast/podcast all set up and ready. We’ve decided upon a name, a general format for each show, a topic for the first show (protein, because it continues to be one of the most asked-about topics), and set up the necessary accounts. We’ve also decided upon a […]
Read the full article...What About Antibiotics in Meat or Milk?
I didn’t write about antibiotics in meat or milk for a couple reasons, but I’ll try to address at least some concerns regarding their use here. To begin with, one of the major problems with talking about antibiotic use—specifically the nontherapeutic use of antibiotics, because nobody disputes the general use of antibiotics for animals who […]
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