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Letter from the Editor
Articles in this issue
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Interview: Brad Dieter, PhD
In this interview, we pick Brad’s brain on a number of topics, including diabetic kidney disease, science writing, and the possibility of nominative determinism involving his last name!
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Interview: Margaret Leitch, PhD
In this interview with experimental psychologist Margaret Leitch, we discuss the psychology of weight loss, the utility of statistics for researchers, and maternal nutrition.
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Fish Oil Supplementation for Insulin Resistance: Nothing but a Fish Burp?
Fish oil has been studied a lot for numerous health claims, including improving insulin resistance. But quantity does not necessarily equal quality.
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Can probiotics help with inflammatory bowel disease?
A older meta-analysis surprisingly found that probiotics do not have a clear effect on IBD. Since then, new research has come to light.
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Can the Mediterranean Diet curtail inflammation in Type 2 diabetes?
Evidence suggests that the Mediterranean diet can be beneficial for people with diabetes. Those benefits may also extend to inflammation.
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Can alpha-lipoic acid supplementation shed some pounds?
The evidence for alpha-lipoic acid's effect on weight loss is conflicting. This meta-analysis casts some light on the issue
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A bit of caffeine may help the antidepressants go down
Antidepressants typically take a while to start working. Can caffeine help them kick in faster?
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Stepping up weight loss: Can walking help dieters shed fat?
Open Access
Walking doesn't do much for fat loss on its own. But there's reason to suspect it could boost the benefits of a caloric deficit.
Credits
Researchers
Margaret Wertheim, M.S., RD; Alex Leaf, M.S.; Courtney Silverthorn, PhD; Zach Bohannan, M.S.; Anders Nedergaard, Ph.D.; Jeff Rothschild, M.Sc., RD; Greg Palcziewski, PhD; James Graham, PhD
Editors
Gregory Lopez, MA, PharmD; Pablo Sanchez Soria, PhD; Kamal Patel, MBA, MPH, PhD(c)
Reviewers
Stephan Guyenet, PhD; Adel Moussa, PhD(c); Arya Sharma, PhD, MD; Sarah Ballantyne, PhD; Katherine Rizzone, MD; Mark Kern, PhD, RD; Gillian Mandich, PhD(c)
Copy Editor
Dmitri Barvinok
Infographics
Antonius Khengdro & Calla Lee
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