EUGENIZATION.

One seemingly strong argument you might have heard from vegetarians and vegans is, “Meat is bad for you, since all meat contains naturally-occuring trans fatty acids, which we all know are bad bad bad for you.” 
Well, half of the statement is entirely true: Meat (from ruminants) does indeed contain trans fats, as does dairy.  But the [...]

I finally got around to watching the entirety of this video. If you don’t know who Gary Taubes is, he’s a science journalist who wrote my favorite book of the last 10 years, Good Calories, Bad Calories. In my opinion, this book is required reading for any health or medical professional (regardless of [...]

…but “I told you so.”
Can’t get enough of my wild rantings on cholesterol?  Check out:
Aim First, Before You Shoot. 
Greater Chance of Death With Lower LDL.
Fat is Not To Be Feared. 

Do you lift weights? If you do, do you also take a statin (such as Zocor or Lipitor)? If so, you may be shooting yourself in the foot (from a muscular standpoint), and not doing yourself a whole lot of good from a health standpoint. In fact, you’re likely worsening your health.
Bold words; I know. [...]

From today’s NY Times:
Another Study Finds Heart Risks in a Diabetes Drug.
Too bad “Just eat less sugar” isn’t easily patentable or easily commodified and sold.
In the interest of fair and balanced reporting, it is true that meta-analyses suck pretty badly as far as quality goes (when speaking of scientific studies).  The main problem with meta-analyses [...]