Prediabetic on Zero Carbs?
What the HbA1c blood value measures, and why it rates two very different people the same.
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Evolutionary Association, Chapter 10: Dental Health
Sugar is the new smoking - everyone knows it causes caries, but nobody acts on it. The science, on the other hand, is not in doubt.
Read moreEvolutionary Association, Chapter 9: Iodine
Iodine is everywhere and nowhere. It can be absorbed, substituted, or blocked at several stages. What we eat decides which of those happens.
Read moreDelivered as Ordered
A team of scientists dug up correspondence from the 1960s: the sugar industry paid, Harvard researched, fat took the blame.
Read moreA Balanced Diet - But on Which Scale?
‘You should eat a balanced diet’ - but what does that even mean?
Read moreHere's looking at you...
A look inside: what I can’t measure - and why I don’t consider myself clever enough for a vegan diet
Read moreThe Climate Footprint of the Health System
Human life has an impact on the climate. We get to choose whether we’d rather spend it on health prevention (and quality of life) or on fixing problems afterwards.
Read moreProtein Requirement Calculator - First Extension
A quick response to the protein requirement calculator: now with more than 7100 foods and dishes to choose from - in the glucose-insulin simulator too
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Protein requirement looks like a matter of opinion - but there is a way to get at harder facts, and to tell proteins apart
Read moreGallstones
Some people are ‘rolling in stones’ - much to their dismay - and have no idea how they came by quite so many.
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