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Study under review: Twice as High Diet-Induced Thermogenesis After Breakfast vs Dinner On High-Calorie as Well as Low-Calorie Meals
What was the question?
Is diet-induced thermogenesis different during the day and does it depend on the amount of calories consumed?
Why was the question worth asking?
How was the question answered?
What was the answer?
How much should you trust the answer?
What’s the take-home?
Other Articles in Issue #66 (April 2020)
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Supercharging muscle protein synthesis through essential amino acids
Adding essential amino acids to whey may boost muscle protein synthesis, but the dose matters!
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NERD Mini: Summarizing the evidence on milk consumption and your health
We quickly review the evidence of milk and dairy consumption on various health endpoints — blood pressure, cancer, bone health, heart disease, diabetes, and more.
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Can sweet and salty mouth rinses provide a taste of victory?
This study provides a pinch of evidence that mouth rinses could affect performance, but more evidence is needed to sweeten up confidence in this finding.
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Deep Dive: Fruit, vegetables, and cardiovascular risk factors
An apple a day probably isn’t enough to keep the cardiologist away, but the evidence suggests that 3-5 servings of fruits and veggies may help a little bit.
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Deep Dive: Interesting Bacterial Solution for Irritable Bowel Syndrome?
Probiotics aren't BS when it comes to reducing IBS symptoms.
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Berberine supplementation reduces a major colorectal cancer risk factor
Colorectal cancers are the second-most common cause of cancer death, which makes the results of this large two-year study a pretty big deal if they hold up to replication.
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Op-Ed: Science in the 21st Century: Notes from an industry harlot
Stu Phillips drops by to give his perspective on the role of industry funding in modern-day research.
