Posts Tagged ‘animal studies’

Daikon Radish, Rats, and Carrot

Sweeteners, Rats, and Babies

January 25, 2022 — Some people really don’t like low calorie sweeteners. So once again we have a wave of fear-mongering headlines. This time, they’re suggesting that pregnant women who consume these sweeteners may harm their babies. The proposed harm is a change in the baby’s microbiome and a higher risk of obesity. The evidence? A study of rats […]

Cycling in Italy

Science vs Fervent Beliefs About Weight Cycling

October 24, 2018 — Dieting has a bad reputation these days. In popular culture, the concept has lots of detractors. Instead of “going on a diet,” it’s more fashionable to say, “I’m eating healthy.” The reasons for  this shift in attitudes are many. For one thing, a sustainable, healthy pattern of eating seems to be a better way to […]