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Letter from the Editor
Articles in this issue
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Can you go too nutty over pistachios?
These researchers expected nutrient-packed pistachios to boost endurance, but found surprising results.
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Sex matters.
An under-discussed weakness of biomedical research is the lack of focus on women.
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D-Serine: The anti-ketamine?
An amino acid called D-serine affects the NMDA receptor, and may help improve mood in healthy people.
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Fish oil or snake oil?
Most people wouldn’t take rancid fish oil, yet it’s fairly likely to happen.
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A regimented nutrition strategy for marathoners
Some marathon runners go by “feel” when it comes to fluid and carb intake, which may worsen performance.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Interview: Adel Moussa
This soon-to-be NERD reviewer is interviewed about all things nutrition research.
Credits
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
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