Archive for April, 2009
Carolinas Masters Track and Field
Just wanted to share with you today, my experiences this past weekend in Charlotte, North Carolina. Masters runners are over 30 years of age who still like to get out there and participate in track and field events. There were runners there as old as 75 if I remember correctly. The event was put on [...]
In: Diet, Exercise, Running
The Mythology of Obesity
More magic from that great science writer, Gary Taubes: If we believe we know the cause before we observe the effect, we will almost assuredly see what we want to see which is different than seeing things clearly. For sixty years, obesity science has said that people are fat because they eat too much and [...]
In: Diet, Disease, Obesity, Populations
And Then, There are Those Who Don’t Get It….
It’s hard to blame the press for this one, but they only picked out the part they could kind of understand. They came to this conclusion from the study: What we know for sure about diet and what protects the heart is a relatively short list. That’s the conclusion of new research based on an [...]
Finally, Someone Gets It! (Well, almost…)
Since I’ve been commenting on the findings of so-called experts lately, I thought I would continue with just a little bit more today. I was reading on the always-entertaining Runner’s World and I came across a new dietary recommendation. Usually, they report how they have scoured the world and found the newest secret to everlasting [...]
In: Diet, Insulin, Obesity
Salt: Another Public Experiment
Once again, the great John Tierney of the New York Times wrote an interesting article (Free Subscription Required) on the New York State policy concerning salt reduction. With most major clinical trials, there is a danger that the results will be a foregone conclusion because everyone “knows” what the outcome will be. It’s not enough [...]
