Saturated fat, cholesterol and cardiovascular disease: Was Ancel Keys a fraudster or a pioneer?
Critics say Ancel Keys cherry-picked his data and caused the fear of saturated fat. I test both claims against the original sources.
All pieces
All 24 pieces, by topic. Scroll with the arrows or swipe sideways.
Omega-6 and saturated fat
7 pieces
Are omega-6 fatty acids pro-inflammatory? No. (part 2; my literature list)
Are omega-6 fatty acids and vegetable oils pro-inflammatory?
Are omega-6 fatty acids pro-inflammatory? (Part 1)
Are omega-6 fatty acids pro-inflammatory? I test the review by Simopoulos. The mechanism exists, but in humans the effect barely shows up.
Vegetable oils or vegetable-malignant oils? (part 3)
What is the effect of deep frying with vegetable oils? Read all about vegetable oils, aldehydes and our health here.
Plant-based or plant-malignant oils? (Part 2)
There is a strong correlation between the rise in vegetable oil consumption, lifespan and the biggest pandemic of all: obesity.
Plant-based or plant-malignant oils? (Part 1)
Are vegetable oils unhealthy because of omega-6? I test a widely cited review on cardiovascular disease: studies misread, results left out.
Fakenieuwsvoordiëtisten: No association between saturated fat and diseases of affluence
No association between saturated fat and diseases of affluence, or a nutrition scientist who is not critical? I dived into the study to find the answer.
Grains, vegetables and water
3 pieces
The link between whole grains, lectins and inflammation
"Why I avoid whole grains as much as possible," wrote Joep Rovers. But is that really true? I looked into it.
The link between sprayed food and Parkinson's
Do pesticides cause Parkinson's? Occupational exposure is linked to a higher risk, but not every pesticide is the same. And eating vegetables is still healthy.
“Our tap water is unhealthy!”
Is our tap water unhealthy? I dived into the science behind our tap water.
The Dr. Ludidi Fasting Method: a science review
For years, all kinds of claims have been made about intermittent fasting (IF). How strong is the scientific support for fasting?
Ingelepeld: "Breakfast is the most important meal of the day" (myth 2)
Breakfast is not the most important meal of the day! The idea that breakfast is the most important meal of the day is a myth.
Protein and carbohydrates
2 pieces
De eiwitleugen: is diabetes not a sugar disease but a fat-protein disease? (science review; Part 2)
How strong is the scientific support for the book De Eiwitleugen (The Protein Lie)? Is diabetes a fat-protein disease?
The protein lie: is diabetes not a sugar disease but a fat-protein disease? (science review; part 1)
Is diabetes not a sugar disease but a fat-protein disease? I dive into the science of the book "De Eiwitleugen" by Janneke vermeulen.
Pre-workout
2 pieces
The science behind the scoop (pre-workout)
The science behind pre-workouts. Do they really work? In this blog I take a dive into the pre-workouts from Upfront, Kosso Nutrition, KRB and more
Upfront on nutrition, also on science? (Upfront responds)
Upfront backs its pre-workout with studies. I checked them: probably small effects per ingredient, but the combination itself has never been studied.
Nutrition science
8 pieces
What is sufficient (scientific) evidence?
Saying that something is not enough evidence is easy. But what is enough (scientific) evidence? I'll tell you.
What are absolute and relative risks?
Absolute and relative risks say something about the chance you have of a health problem.
What is significance?
(Statistical) significance stands for the probability that the result found was found on the basis of chance.
What is a hypothesis?
A hypothesis is a statement that contains an expectation about a difference between groups or an effect between factors.
What is the Pyramid of Evidence Strength? (Part 2)
The Pyramid of Evidence Strength includes all types of scientific research, ranked by the strength of evidence of the results.
Ingelepeld: why only little (not?) of what we have been told about nutrition is right (Myth 1)
That dietary guidelines apply to everyone is a myth, according to Tim Spector. How strong is the evidence?
What Is the Evidence Pyramid? (Part 1)
The Evidence Pyramid includes all types of scientific research, ranked by the strength of the evidence of the results.
What is nutrition science?
What is (not) nutrition science? everything about nutrition science in this 'What is' series.