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Study under review: Effects of dietary sodium and the DASH diet on the occurrence of headaches: results from randomised multicentre DASH-Sodium clinical trial
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Other Articles in Issue #04 (February 2015)
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Mood, dieting, and macros
Transient decrements in mood during energy deficit are independent of dietary protein-to-carbohydrate ratio.
- What If There Were No Dietary Guidelines?
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The iPad Hangover
Evening use of light-emitting eReaders negatively affects sleep, circadian timing and next-morning alertness.
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Can mice get cancer from steak?
A red meat-derived glycan promotes inflammation and cancer progression.
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Sodium phosphate: a potentially underutilized ergogenic aid
Effect of sodium phosphate supplementation on repeated high-intensity cycling efforts.
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On the whey to getting lean: one more round of whey vs. soy
Whey supplements more efficiently stimulates protein synthesis during weight loss than does soy protein supplements.
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Diets, fast and slow
The effect of rate of weight loss on long-term weight management: a randomised controlled trial.
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Is the glycemic index actually useful for making food choices?
Effects of high vs. low glycemic index of dietary carbohydrates on cardiovascular disease risk factors and insulin sensitivity.
- Interview: Ivan Oransky
