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Obesogens: One Of Many Toxins That Can Be Stored As New Fat Cells

By / / Body Transformation / Bodybuilding, Diet and Nutrition, Health and Fitness / 14 minutes of reading

Today we return to the supplement-pushers at T-Nation and a recent advertisement article they published concerning obesogens. Let’s see if they managed to get at least one thing right this time. “Imagine a pair of identical twins. Let’s call them Robert and Matt. Imagine they’re separated at birth and adopted by different families. Now, fast-forward a few decades. Robert and Matt are overweight but decide to clean up their diets and start training. Both […]

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Dietary Toxic Load, Exaggerated Hygiene Practices And Acne

By / / Diet and Nutrition, Health and Fitness / 5 minutes of reading

Today we return to Examine.com and a short summary of yet another somewhat flawed and backwards-thinking study looking at “dietary glycemic load” and the occurrence/severity of acne. Quick Summary “In this 12-week randomized controlled trial in 50 girls and women in Pakistan with acne, reducing the dietary glycemic load seemed to improve acne, but the study had methodological limitations.” Before we continue, let’s establish some definitions. The “dietary glycemic load” (GL) is a measure

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There Are No Real Health Benefits Of Sweating

By / / Health and Fitness / 11 minutes of reading

Once again we return to Ironmagazine and their clueless writer Matt Weik, likely one the absolute worst of the fitness-wannabe writers out there. In this recently published article he tackled sweating. Let’s see how much he managed to get wrong this time. “Have you ever noticed those beads of sweat dripping down your face after a workout? There are actual health benefits of sweating that not many people are aware of.” Have I ever

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Zinc Deficiency Is Impossible On A Natural Animal-Based Diet

By / / Diet and Nutrition, Health and Fitness / 10 minutes of reading

Today we return to T-Nation, the fitness wannabe supplement pushers that never have studied biochemistry, nor looked into simple biology or physiology. In their recent article on “zinc deficiency,” they once again fail to differentiate between organic and bioavailable minerals and inorganic non-bioavailable minerals. Let’s see what else they made a mess of. “Relying on the RDI (Recommended Dietary Intake) system is tricky business. The RDI provides guidelines for nutrient intake. The problem? The

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Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals and Human Health

By / / Health and Fitness, Terrain Theory / Nature and Biology / 7 minutes of reading

The YouTube channel ‘High Intensity Health,’ with Mike Mutzel, who on occasion do some really good stuff (although he’s still trapped in a lot of pseudo-science,) posted a video today about ‘Testosterone Tanking Chemicals.’ The video is based on what he says is a recently published paper in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, although it is from August 2020. The paper is a summary of the increase in studies since 2015 and 2016 of

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