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.
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Evolutionary 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 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 moreEvolutionary Association, Chapter 8: Fertiliser
‘Spoiled soil’ is nowhere near the whole story, and fertiliser is nowhere near everything a plant needs.
Read moreEvolutionary Association, Chapter 7: Emulsifiers
Soap in your food? It’s not quite that bad - but not much better either.
Read moreEvolutionary Association, Chapter 6: Sourdough
Why modern turbo-bread burdens the body - and why the lockdown sourdough craze accidentally got it right: long fermentation pre-digests what the gut cannot.
Read moreEvolutionary Association, Chapter 5: Does Size Matter?
Human height dropped dramatically with the agricultural revolution - but lately it has climbed again, and there are other growth-dimensions to be aware of.
Read moreEvolutionary Association, Chapter 4: Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver
A buzz without the blood-alcohol reading - how the classic alcoholic’s diseases can arise without the drink, plus a brand-new dietary guideline
Read moreEvolutionary Association, Chapter 3: Mental Health Crises
Our psyche, too, is built from the building blocks we feed the body - a long-ignored angle
Read moreEvolutionary Association, Chapter 2: Fertility
So, who had it on their bingo card that our fertility depends on whether we eat rice cakes with hummus or steak with butter?
Read moreThe Satiety Side Dish
What exactly makes us ‘sated’, and when can we eat again? Is it about volume? Hormones? Nutrients? Answers to rhetorical questions…
Read moreHamburger: Hypervegetarian?
Is one of the most iconic meat dishes actually a meat dish? An amusing little realization
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