A cohort study with 59,033 women found that eating pan-fried red meat was associated with a lower risk of T2 diabetes... ...if participants cooked their meat in vegetable oil. (sharing bc I found it interesting, but I wouldn't read too much into it) ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

“Using the structured approach to assess concordance, 15 (19.0%) out of 79 analysed diet-disease outcome pairs were concordant.”

In a new analysis from the Look-AHEAD trial, achieving remission of type 2 diabetes was associated with a 40% lower risk of CVD. Remission was more likely in the lifestyle intervention (diet+exercise) group. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38233592/

I’m excited to share my review of the book How Not to Diet! HNTD makes a myriad of claims — with haphazard scientific accuracy — to rationalize an overly complicated diet that nonetheless seems conducive to weight loss and fairly healthy. redpenreviews.org/reviews/how-no…

Is yogurt overrated for metabolic health? In a new 16-week randomized controlled trial, yogurt was not clearly better than milk at improving health metrics like body fat, liver fat, blood pressure, blood lipids, or insulin resistance. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38232682/

Does exercise help with depression? And which types help the most? In my new article for Examine.com I wrote about a curious meta-analysis on the topic: examine.com/research-feed/…

A new study analyzed a single dataset on red meat and mortality 1,208 different ways In an article for Examine.com, I discuss why researchers did this, what it tells us about epidemiology, and why it doesn't tell us much about red meat and health. examine.com/research-feed/…

In an article for Examine.com I wrote about exercise-related energy compensation (ExEC), a phenomenon in which exercise burns fewer calories than expected. examine.com/research-feed/…

🔎New study out from our Dartmouth team! 🔍 🧬Genetics interact with cue reactivity!🧬 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ij… "Each FTO risk allele was associated with a 30% increase in [intake]... Food cue exposure exacerbated associations between the FTO variant with gummy candy [intake]."

This crossover trial found that a vegan diet, but not a Mediterranean diet, substantially reduced people's estimated intake of advanced glycation end products (AGEs). I think the jury is still out on the harms of AGEs, but interesting data nonetheless. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39176029/

In a new randomized controlled trial, skipping breakfast did not clearly worsen mood, sleepiness, or cognitive function in teenagers (13–15 y/o) when compared to regular low-GI breakfast (w/ or w/o nitrate supplementation). nature.com/articles/s4153…