The War of the End of the World: The health puzzle posed by its survivors

The War of Canudos took place in Brazil in 1896 and 1897. Canudos was a settle… read more » The War of the End of the World: The health puzzle posed by its survivors

The man who ate 25 eggs per day: What does this case really tell us?

Many readers of this blog have probably heard about the case of the man who ate… read more » The man who ate 25 eggs per day: What does this case really tell us?

The lowest-mortality BMI: What is the role of nutrient intake from food?

In a previous post ( ), I discussed the frequently reported lowest-mortality bo… read more » The lowest-mortality BMI: What is the role of nutrient intake from food?

The lowest-mortality BMI: What is its relationship with fat-free mass?

Do overweight folks live longer? It is not uncommon to see graphs like the one … read more » The lowest-mortality BMI: What is its relationship with fat-free mass?

The 2012 Arch Intern Med red meat-mortality study: Eating 234 g/d of red meat could reduce mortality by 23 percent

As we have seen in an earlier post on the China Study data ( ), which explored … read more » The 2012 Arch Intern Med red meat-mortality study: Eating 234 g/d of red meat could reduce mortality by 23 percent

The 2012 red meat-mortality study (Arch Intern Med): The data suggests that red meat is protective

I am not a big fan of using arguments such as “food questionnaires are unreliab… read more » The 2012 red meat-mortality study (Arch Intern Med): The data suggests that red meat is protective