Intermittent Fasting Still Can't Beat Calorie Restriction — and Now We Have Better Data on Why

Back in May, I wrote about how probiotics probably work — just not for you, specifically. The core argument was that strain specificity and individual microbiome variation make bla…

I've covered the coffee-heart story three times now — in May, in June, and in July — and each time the headline conclusion has been roughly the same: moderate coffee consumption ap…

I've now covered this territory three times — in July, again in late July, and here we are again. Each time, the story has been essentially the same: the observational data looks p…

I've covered intermittent fasting three times now (May, June, July), and the story has been stubbornly consistent: when you control for calories eaten, fasting's special metabolic…

I've now written about this topic twice before, and each time the honest conclusion has been the same: the observational evidence linking red meat to heart disease is real but mess…

For years, cardiologists were the people most likely to tell you to cut back on coffee. Arrhythmias, blood pressure, downstream stroke risk — the concerns were real enough that the…

I've covered this territory twice before — in June on bone health, and in July on respiratory infections specifically. The short version from that last piece: the evidence was cond…

I've covered this ground twice before — in May arguing that IF's "metabolic magic" was mostly calorie reduction in disguise, and in June when a new wave of trials still couldn't de…

When I last wrote about this topic, the central argument was that the headline-level claim — "red meat causes heart disease" — was doing a lot of work that the underlying epidemiol…

A quick note before we start: this topic overlaps with my June 3rd issue on vitamin D and bone health. That post focused on fractures and skeletal outcomes. This one takes a differ…

A few weeks ago, I wrote about coffee timing and cardiovascular mortality — specifically, the finding that morning drinkers fare better than all-day drinkers. That piece focused on…

Back in May, I argued that intermittent fasting's metabolic "magic" is probably just eating less. A fresh wave of research has landed since then — including a BMJ network meta-anal…

Here's a question that should make you suspicious of every red meat headline you've ever read: when researchers find that people who eat more red meat have higher rates of heart di…

For decades, the advice was so routine it barely registered as advice. Older adult? Take your calcium and vitamin D. Keep your bones strong. Stay on your feet. It was the kind of r…

The Claim: Coffee Is a Cardiovascular Risk For decades, the received wisdom was clear: coffee raises your blood pressure, strains your heart, and should be rationed like a guilty p…

The pitch for intermittent fasting has always been seductive: don't just eat less — eat differently, and unlock metabolic benefits that go beyond simple calorie math. Shrink your e…

The organic food industry has built a multi-billion dollar market on a simple intuition: fewer synthetic inputs going in means something better coming out. It's a reasonable hypoth…

Walk into any pharmacy and the probiotic shelf has the confident energy of a section that has already won the argument. Dozens of products, billions of CFUs, strain names that soun…

The phrase landed with the satisfying thud of a public health revelation. Sitting is the new smoking. It spread from wellness blogs to corporate wellness programs to standing desk…