EUGENIZATION.

Or do they? (Check out Dr. Eades‘ great post on this study)
Most of the China studies I’ve read deal with rural Chinese and appear to show that their low-fat, high-grain diet is superior for health. This, of course, flies in the face of all Western research, which clearly shows a link between carbohydrate [...]

(You could alternatively call this post, “How NOT to do a low carb diet.” I’d like to thank Dr. Barry Groves for introducing me to these concepts and Gary Taubes for the keys that finally unlocked my dormant intellect.)
There are tons of misconceptions out there about controlled-carbohydrate diets, most of them fueled by the [...]

Congratulations to Australia; you’ve outdone us Americans.
Australia Now World’s Fattest Nation.
Barely nudged out the win - by one percent!  Australia also sadly holds the distinction of having the fastest growing rate of childhood obesity in the world.
Some stats for your perusal (from the article):

About 4 million adult Australians are obese.
The “fat bomb” is ticking loudly, [...]

Another great tool in fat loss is being able to guesstimate the number of calories in a given portion size of food.  For some individuals, counting calories and portioning food is a must, but I think it’s helpful for most people to have at least some idea of how much they’re eating. 
Some time ago I [...]

In her June 5th article for the Times, Gina Kolata questions the “conventional wisdom” around sports nutrition.
Here are the main assumptions that she (and the researchers she interviews) question:
1.  “As yet no convincing evidence exists that a special carbohydrate-to-protein ratio makes a noticeable difference in muscle protein maintenance after exercise. “There is no magic ratio,” [...]