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Dr. Barry Dworkin

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  • Study linking soft drinks with dementia and stroke is a classic post hoc ergo propter hoc fallacy and media laps it up

    April 21, 2017

    Health Headlines Commentary for April 21, 2017 Analysis: Diet soda and stroke & dementia news coverage: 3 key points weren’t always reported Source: Two new studies suggest links between soft drinks, dementia and stroke Study Links Diet Soda to Stroke, Dementia – But can’t determine causality; some associations diminished with adjustments Reference: Sugar-sweetened and artificially…

  • Ottawa should not be in the business of supporting the Sugar Cabal

    March 29, 2017

    Health Headlines Commentary for March 29, 2017 Source: Ottawa Public Health mulls ways to shield kids from junk food Reference:

  • Observational study cannot prove gluten-free diets increases risk type 2 diabetes

    March 13, 2017

    Health Headlines Commentary for March 13, 2017 Source: Your decision to go gluten-free is raising your risk of Type 2 diabetes, study warns Reference: Study not published at time of report

  • Napping does not cause type 2 diabetes

    September 26, 2016

    Health Headlines Commentary for September 26, 2016 Source: Reality check: Are long daytime naps a warning sign for Type 2 diabetes? Reference: Presented at European Association for the Study of Diabetes: the full study and its parameters haven’t been revealed.

  • Study shows being fit and having obesity will still trigger genes that lead to type 2 diabetes

    August 19, 2016

    Health Headlines Commentary for August 19, 2016 Source: Is ‘healthy obesity’ a myth? You can’t be fit but fat, study warns Reference: The Adipose Transcriptional Response to Insulin Is Determined by Obesity, Not Insulin Sensitivity

  • Study finds lifestyle choices have impact on health outcomes more so than genetic predisposition

    June 14, 2016

    Health Headlines Commentary for June 14, 2016 Source: Lifestyle changes could save Canadian men millions of dollars Reference: How Much Does Tobacco, Smoking, Alcohol Use and Excess Weight Cost Individual Canadian Men?

  • Normalizing fast and processed food in our society is a significant contributor to future development of chronic diseases

    June 2, 2016

    Health Headlines Commentary for June 2, 2016 Source: Forget about fats – it’s PROCESSED food we should be worried about, academic claims  

  • Hormone discovery may help explain positive metabolic effects of exercise

    May 18, 2016

    Health Headlines Commentary for May 18, 2016 Source: Newly discovered hormone could unlock weight loss, N.B. professor says  

  • Health-halo foods and diabetes stem cell treatment study

    March 29, 2016

    Health Headlines Commentary for March 29, 2016 Source: Frozen yogurt isn’t always the healthiest choice Diabetes patients test insulin-releasing implants  

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