Landmark Review Challenges Sports Nutrition’s Carb Obsession and Points to Health Risks
By Andrew Koutnik, Ph.D. For decades, athletes have heard the same refrain: load up on carbs or you’ll “hit the
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A Refreshing Shift: What the New Dietary Guidelines Get Right
The government has just released the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans, and they are creating quite a buzz, for good
What Is Metabolic Health — And Why Most of Us Don’t Have It
We are starting to hear a lot lately about the importance of good metabolic health. But for many, metabolic health
From Genetics to Energetics: An Optimistic New Framework for Biomedicine
By Martin Picard Ask any biomedical researcher what health really is, what lies at its core, what makes it flourish
Banning Carbs Through “GRAS” Rules Is Not the Best Path to Metabolic Health
By David Ludwig, M.D., Ph.D., and Ty Beal, Ph.D. Millions of Americans struggle with chronic disease: obesity, diabetes, heart disease,
GLP-1 Drugs Like Wegovy: Revolution or Risk?
Medications such as Wegovy (semaglutide) and other GLP-1 receptor agonists have quickly become household names. They’re hailed as breakthrough treatments
How Nutrition Science Has Misled Us
Nutrition should be simple: eat foods that keep you healthy, strong, and satisfied. Yet for decades, the public has been
Why We Can’t Blame Physicians for the Metabolic Health Crisis—But We Must Change the System
The United States faces an unprecedented crisis of metabolic disease. Rates of obesity, type 2 diabetes, fatty liver disease, and
Why the Obesity and Metabolic Disease Crisis Keeps Getting Worse—Despite All the Advice
It feels like we’ve never had more information about weight loss. Every week brings a new diet book, social media