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Shifting the Blame of Fat

February 24, 2010
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I’ve seen a derivative of the phrase, “being fat is not your fault”, many times. It comes up in various forms. Some of these are videos, like this one that cites Gary Taubes, stating that “your’e not getting fat because you’re eating more, you’re eating more because you’re getting fat”. Even in books like ‘Mean [...]

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Fad Diets

December 4, 2009
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I’ve mentioned my dislike for fad diets every now and then, but I have never defined what I deem to be a fad diet. This post will clarify some of that, and I will touch on my definition of a fad diet, as well as attack two notable examples. I will stick to the diets [...]

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Reading About Science

November 26, 2009
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Just like Michael Shermer said, “Science is not a thing, it’s a verb. It’s a way of thinking about things.” What I want to talk about is not the horrendous inaccuracy of so much of science journalism [1], but rather, certain rules of thumb to take note when reading about science (or anything in general). [...]

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When to be concerned about the minutiae, and when not to

November 21, 2009
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Lots of people get caught up in the minutiae. They want to know every possible new method of treating a disease/ curing an ailment/ etc, and pounce upon every single possible new theory in “science”. What I contend in this article is that there are known responses of the human body towards certain stimuli, but [...]

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What the internet means for health (and almost everything in general) – the short version

July 21, 2009

A short post, and a quick summary. We obviously know that the internet has changed the way we work. There is too much choice, there is too little time. There is too much connectivity, there is too little credibility. So what does this mean for the general health of the population? I think there are [...]

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