Snack sales expose cynical, misleading rhetoric

source: The Irish Times, 16.11.2021 More than 36,700 tonnes of chocolate bought in Ireland last year shows extent of health challenge Mon, Nov 15, 2021, 06:01 Dr Norah Campbell ,  Sarah Browne ,  Pr…

The association between dietary patterns and the novel inflammatory markers platelet-activating factor and lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2: a systematic review

the full paper is here. This is a study that supports our work on linking PAF to diet and specific food components. ============ Abstract Context:  Atherosclerosis is a disease of chronic inflammati…

Blue Zones: Why Diet and Exercise Don’t Work

Why Diet and Exercise Don’t Work –  9 Questions for Dan Buettner the full article is here.

Editorial: Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): Diet, Inflammation and Nutritional Status

Ioannis Zabetakis 1,2,3 * ,   Christophe Matthys 4,5   and   Alexandros Tsoupras 1,2,3 1 Department of Biological Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland 2 Bernal Institute, University …

some news from US: "College students lean on dietary supplements"

According to Clinical Nutrition, an international journal providing essential scientific information on nutritional and metabolic care, the most popular supplement among students surveyed in October…

(Food) Science Week : We are the World - We are the Children

Tuesday 14th November was an exceptional day; a day to remember! I was invited to go to the secondary school of one of my boys where I had (the honour and) the chance to talk and interact with year 1…

the Inuit diet

a lot of fish in the diet --> a lot of polar lipids in the bloodstream --> no cardiovascular diseases! but... there is another risk when they fish... Enjoy the video 👦

Diet, Nutrition and Politics (upd)

the June issue of International Aquafeeds is out! You can read my op-ed piece here. Let’s remind ourselves some common sense things that the politicians tend to forget   1. We work towards the desig…