The Fount of Useless Information
Your place for useless information that just might possibly be interesting.
Sugar not only makes you fat, it may make you sick
http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2014/02/03/sugar-not-only-makes-you-fat-it-may-make-you-sick/?hpt=hp_t2
This is interesting because the evidence is building up that refined sugar (and be sure to always include refined starches (such as refined flour)!) is actively bad for …
Is sugar the next tobacco?
It will be if author Robert Lustig, the man behind the YouTube sensation “Sugar: The Bitter Truth,” has his way
http://www.salon.com/2013/01/01/is_sugar_the_next_tobacco/
I talk a time or twain about how the evidence is building up that …
Our fear of fat is melting
http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/06/opinion/teicholz-fear-of-dietary-fat-melting/index.html?hpt=hp_c4
It has been a long time coming, but it seems that the establishment has finally started to accept that high carbohydrate diets (otherwise known as low-fat diets) are bad for you. I speak …
Goals vs. Systems
http://dilbert.com/blog/entry/goals_vs_systems/
This is another interesting article from Mr. Dilbert. I suggest my reader(s) take a look, but for this post it was more or less a trigger and my post won’t focus too much on it. When …
Diet soda may do more harm than good
http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2013/07/10/diet-soda-may-do-more-harm-than-good/?hpt=hp_c3
I have talk about the dangers of diet soda before, this report is about a meta analysis of a variety of other studies. Meta analysis can sometimes really bring something …
I feel sure I blogged about high fructose corn syrup at some point, but am not finding it in my searches…
Sweet Confusion
Does high fructose corn syrup deserve such a bad rap?
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/feature/id/350460/description/Sweet_Confusion
Fructose has got a bad rap …
Study: Diet Soda Increases the Risk of Diabetes. Why Do We Still Drink This Stuff?
http://shine.yahoo.com/healthy-living/study-diet-soda-increases-risk-diabetes-why-still-192600358.html
Earlier I mentioned some science that shows that diet sodas make you drunker than regular soda, this time it is research that indicates …
Alcohol with Diet Soft Drinks Accelerate Intoxication
http://www.counselheal.com/articles/3747/20130206/alcohol-diet-soft-drinks-accelerate-intoxication.htm
When I first read the title I was skeptical, but the reasoning is very plausible to me. The sugar in regular soda triggers the body to begin the digestion process which slows …
Certain Diets May Help Body Burn More Calories: Study
Low-carb and low-glycemic plans work best, but low-carb regimen has drawbacks
http://www.ivillage.com/certain-diets-may-help-body-burn-more-calories-study/4-a-468579
I wanted to title this “Another thing that makes you go ‘Duh!'”, but felt that would be too repetitious, …
UCSF scientists declare war on sugar in food
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/02/01/BA891N1PQS.DTL
I have read a lot about this topic over the last decade or so (maybe closer to 2 decades now that I think about it) and I am mostly convinced that …