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Dr. Barry Dworkin

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  • Can Emergen-C Actually Prevent a Cold? In short, evidence states no.

    October 24, 2024

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 24, 2024 Source:Can Emergen-C Actually Prevent a Cold?

  • Math model developed to allow further study into how food metabolism functions in men and women.

    October 18, 2024

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 18, 2024 Source:Should men and women eat different breakfasts? Study suggests they should Reference:Modeling sex-specific whole-body metabolic responses to feeding and fasting

  • If you like pumpkin spice food products at this time of year, go ahead and enjoy. Its touted health benefits and claims are on more shaky ground.

    October 11, 2024

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 11, 2024 Source:5 Health Benefits of Pumpkin Spice

  • Limited evidence to support the myriad of health benefits/claims cited in this article about bee pollen.

    October 9, 2024

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 9, 2024 Source:Health Benefits of Bee Pollen

  • Scurvy, although rare is seen in specific at-risk population. Physicians advised to be aware of the signs and symptoms.

    October 8, 2024

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 8, 2024 Source:Canadian doctors warned to be on the lookout for scurvy

  • Another observational food study with its inherent self-reporting bias this time about the link between fizzy drinks, coffee, and fruit juice consumption and increasing stroke risk.

    October 7, 2024

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 7, 2024 Source:Frequent drinking of fizzy beverages and fruit juice linked to an increased risk of stroke: research Reference:Frequent fizzy or fruit drinks and high coffee consumption linked to higherstroke risk

  • Drinking shots of alcohol will not prevent food poisoning. @billcarrolltalk and I discuss why it does not work.

    October 3, 2024

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 3, 2024 Source:Wait—Can Alcohol Really Prevent Food Poisoning?

  • Parents, but not parenting, to blame for picky eating in kids, says new study

    September 25, 2024

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 25, 2024 Source:Parents, but not parenting, to blame for picky eating in kids, says new study Reference:Nature and nurture in fussy eating from toddlerhood to early adolescence: findings from the Gemini twin cohort

  • The byproducts produced when barbequing meat like polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and heterocyclic amine (HAs) are considered to be carcinogenic compounds. However there isn’t enough evidence to show causality in humans but there are simple approaches to reducing potential risks.

    July 5, 2024

    Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 5, 2024 Source:Firing up the BBQ this summer? Tips to minimize cancer risk from grilling Background info:It’s Time to BBQ!

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