Issue #05 (March 2015)

• Can you go too nutty over pistachios?
  These researchers expected nutrient-packed pistachios to boost endurance, but found surprising results.
• Sex matters.
  An under-discussed weakness of biomedical research is the lack of focus on women.
• D-Serine: The anti-ketamine?
  An amino acid called D-serine affects the NMDA receptor, and may help improve mood in healthy people.
• Fish oil or snake oil?
  Most people wouldn’t take rancid fish oil, yet it’s fairly likely to happen.
• A regimented nutrition strategy for marathoners
  Some marathon runners go by “feel” when it comes to fluid and carb intake, which may worsen performance.
• Beating high blood pressure with beets Open Access
  Previously demonized in the form of nitrate food preservatives, nitrates are now being researched for heart disease protection.
• Fighting back against food allergies with fish oil
  Fish oil may help combat food allergies, as tested in this animal study looking at peanut and whey allergies.
• Metabolic chamber of secrets: effects of protein on metabolism when overeating
  This tightly-controlled metabolic chamber study explored how protein affects energy expenditure during overfeeding.
• One meal, two meal, three meal, more?
  While there’s been a lot of research on meal frequency and dieting, no one has summarized all the data until now.
• Interview: Dr. Shawn J. Green, PhD Open Access
• Interview: Adel Moussa
  This soon-to-be NERD reviewer is interviewed about all things nutrition research.

Researchers

Trevor Kashey, PhD(c); Alex Leaf, MS(c); Courtney Silverthorn, PhD; Zach Bohannan, M.S.; Jeff Rothschild, MSc, RD; Anders Nedergaard, PhD

Editors

Gregory Lopez, PharmD; Pablo Sanchez Soria, PhD; Kamal Patel, MBA, MPH, PhD(c)

Reviewers

Stephan Guyenet, PhD; Arya Sharma, PhD, MD; Natalie Muth, MD, MPH, RD; Sarah Ballantyne, PhD; Gillian Mandich, PhD(c); Mark Kern, PhD, RD; Katherine Rizzone, MD; Spencer Nadolsky, DO

Infographics

Calla Lee