Research Collected: March 2014
biomarkers, omega-3’s, ketones, oral microbiome, flu, autism, fats
Archive of posts tagged research
Research Collected: January 2014
pesticides and Alzheimer Disease, fever suppression, microbiome, IBS
Research Collected: December 2013
pertussis, creativity, paternal dietary folate and pregnancy, gender gap in research funding, serotonin
A Lifelong Fight Against Trans Fats
From the New York Times: [Dr. Fred Kummerow] became a pioneer of trans-fat research, one of the first scientists to assert a link between heart disease and processed foods. It would be more than three decades before those findings were widely accepted. “Cholesterol has nothing to do with heart disease, except if it’s oxidized,” Dr. …
Research Collected: September 2013
I am reading research studies all the time. Sometimes they are the latest and sometimes they are papers I will uncover while researching a particular topic. Rather then relegate them all to twitter I felt I should collect them and post them once a month or so. So we’ll see how this goes.
Berberine as an alternative to Metformin
Metformin (Glucophage) is currently a popular drug prescription for treating Type 2 Diabetes and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. However 3 clinical trials from Chinese researchers suggest that Berberine, a substance found in several plants and historically used medicinally, is as good or better than Metformin. Summaries of the 3 studies and their references are listed below.
Reports that “fish oil” might “cause” cancer
A couple of clients have asked about the media reports which have suggested a causal link between fish oil supplementation and prostate cancer. I do not want to spend a lot of time on this so here are the major problems with the reporting: No participant in this study was tracked on their use of …
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Research on polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
I came across this set of research articles investigating PCOS and thought it offered insight into the history of the research and some of the important findings. These articles are all freely available.
Research suggests benefits of whey protein for handling obesity and type 2 diabetes
I came across this free full text article which concludes: Whey protein… enhances the release of several hormones… that lead to reduced food intake and increased satiety… The ability to amplify insulin secretion by whey protein may be safer than the commonly used therapeutic agents. The induced satiety, increased thermogenesis and comparable magnitude of blood …
Research involving smoking and B vitamin deficiencies
I was collecting a list of research articles for further study that involved smoking and B vitamin deficiencies, especially, the B6’s, folates (B9), and cobalamins (B12). This is the list so far, which I figured I would share so that in case it is of value to others.