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An Oct. 14, 2015 New Yorker article is entitled: “What the Government’s Dietary Guidelines May Get Wrong.” The article notes: “The immensity of the challenge became even more apparent late last month, when Nina Teicholz, writing in the BMJ (formerly the British Medical Journal), published a blistering analysis of the scientific report that serves as […]
Th title of the book is: The Happiness Industry: How the Government and Big Business Sold Us Well-Being (2015). I find the study of interest for several reasons. First, I am interested in the fact that, from a publishing perspective, the book seeks to address a niche market – which, roughly speaking, is the market […]
In a previous post, I have referred to the sponsors for the Small Arms Building project. By way of bringing attention to their help with the project, I’m devoting a separate post focusing specifically on the list, which goes as follows: McKenna Logistics Centres ABC Fire Door MSAi Pazan Gallery The above four companies […]
The Elvis Presley quote is from: Is Gwyneth Paltrow Wrong About Everything? When Celebrity Culture and Science Clash (2015). I borrowed the book from the Toronto Public Library because evidence is of interest to me: Evidence has value to the extent it is solid, verifiable, and corroborated by other solid evidence Eat your vegetables; the research […]
A Jan. 26, 2015 CBC The Current podcast is entitled: “‘Fat doesn’t make you fat’: Nina Teicholz’s big surprise.” The introduction to the podcast notes: “For decades now, saturated fats have been off the table for many Canadians. It’s all in keeping with the dietary law of the land: Avoid the fats to keep cholesterol […]
We have chosen the Humber Dinner Buffet as our menu. You can access a PDF version of it here: Humber Dinner Buffet We will go with the chicken and beef option on the menu that you can access at the link above. The above-noted link includes the following details: Humber Dinner Buffet SALADS Quinoa Salad […]
A Jan. 5, 2015 Globe and Mail article is entitled: “Why healthy eating causes that uncomfortable feeling.” According to the article, when you switch to healthy eating, it will take your body some time to adjust. I switched from a meat and potatoes diet well over 40 years ago to a vegetarian diet. It was […]
I’ve discussed Oyebode O, Gordon-Dseagu V, Walker A, et al. J Epidemiol Community Health 2014;68:856–862 at previous posts. The previous discussions about vegetables can be accessed here. After I began to read the research evidence, for a long time I had the intention of reaching the goal of 7-plus portions of vegetables and fruits (with a […]
A Dec. 28, 2014 CBC article is entitled: “What weight loss, drinking water and pot had in common in 2014.” Below are some highlights from the above-mentioned article, along with updates regarding a range of topics from several sources. The evidence is not necessarily congruent with commonly held understandings. Scientific evidence stands in contrast to […]