Studies linking diet with health must get a whole lot better
A research-rating system has identified gaps in studies that assess the connection between diet and various health risks.
A research-rating system has identified gaps in studies that assess the connection between diet and various health risks.
In this next video, BSI’s Emily Kaplan explains all-cause mortality, and how it should be included when considering any medical treatment.
While placebos are meant to be benign, drug companies frequently use “active” placebos, meant to mimic the side effects of the real drug. The specifics of the placebos are rarely disclosed, and their effects may decrease the reliability of trial data.
The Wall Street Journal is catching on to the problems with peer review. Retractions continue to rise, with several high-profile pieces having been pulled in the last year.
In this 2018 trial, participants lost 12% bodyweight through caloric restriction, and were then given a high, medium, or low carb diet. Those on the high and medium carb diets had to maintain a much more calorically restricted diet in order to maintain their body weight.
In this 2018 trial, participants lost 12% bodyweight through caloric restriction, and were then given a high, medium, or low carb diet. Those on the high and medium carb diets had to maintain a much more calorically restricted diet in order to maintain their body weight.
Weight loss medications have a long history of successive failures. Many of them begin with great promise but often don’t live up to the hype or end up discontinued because of serious side effects.
William Briggs examines the wildly varied outcomes produced by statistical analysts when presented identical data sets.
Part 2 of this series explores how a focus on food policy could tackle the obesity crisis.
Dr. Malcolm Kendrick dives into history of medical breakthroughs showing us how new ideas are often shunned in order to maintain the status quo.