We summarise & discuss recently published research relevant to #vegan #plantbased #animalfree diets.
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Dr Anna Borek retweeted
RFK Jr. describing guidelines as putting "Fruit Loops at the top of the food pyramid." 🤦
* The food pyramid was scrapped in 2005.
* Guidelines have never said to prioritise cereals high in added sugar.
* Foods at the top of the pyramid were to be limited, not favoured.
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We’re overhauling the federal dietary guidelines—with clarity and common sense.
The current 453-page document is bloated and broken. Our new version will be short, simple, and focused on health, not corporate interests.
These new guidelines will reshape school meals, military food, prison food, and more. This is how we Make America Healthy Again.
Dr Anna Borek retweeted
Another top nutrition scientist arguing in favour of plant based meat alternatives and against the UPF scare.
independent.co.uk/life-style…
Dr Anna Borek retweeted
The "ultra-processed food" mania has now reached the point where we celebrate spoilage.
Presumably those people don't really care about food waste, because they can afford it. And there is still brioche for all the others ...
Dr Anna Borek retweeted
The problem with this book is: it contains dangerous nonsense that puts women at risk because the author lacks scientific understanding.
Just claiming to be a feminist does not make up for not understanding physiology, biochemistry and food science.
Dr Anna Borek retweeted
Changing Coke from high fructose corn syrup to cane sugar is just like rearranging the chairs on the titanic.
Good work y’all 😂😂😂
Dr Anna Borek retweeted
Nice new paper from the Malmo Diet and Cancer Study finds higher intake of fiber and fruits and vegetables is associated with roughly half the risk of rheumatoid arthritis, while higher intake of red and processed meat is associated with a near doubling in risk.
Dr Anna Borek retweeted
There are certainly limitations in the data linking saturated fat to cardiovascular disease but here's the rub - it's the nutrition rec with the most consistent data (pretty much every line of evidence supports replacing satfat with mixed unsaturated fat sources). If you amplify the limitations in this data to the point you think a rec can't be made,then you can't recommend really any other diet-chronic disease advice while being intellectually honest and rigorous
Dr Anna Borek retweeted
Or you can run for 30 mins to burn 400 calories and...
1) Have more space for nutrient-rich foods
2) Not have to cut calories super low to lose weight
3) Be fit, have more stamina, and better health
A good diet & exercise > one or the other.
Dr Anna Borek retweeted
There are two UPFs most people agree are bad for health: soft drinks and processed meat.
Isn't it funny that one of the crusaders against UPF thinks processed meat is still fine (but sliced bread is dangerous)?
Dr Anna Borek retweeted
The history of bread is a great example why the UPF discussion is silly: originally, sourdough, hand kneading and whole meal flour were used.
When did bread become UPF - with the use of isolated yeast? With white flour?
The introduction of machines? The Z-blade?
Where do we draw the line?
Dr Anna Borek retweeted
Starbucks - a purveyor of largely sugar-sweetened and creamy coffee beverages, baked goods, and sodium/refined grain-loaded sandwiches - has 'very clean foods' per the HHS secretary and he's asking him to get rid of canola oil..
History will look back on the misspent MAHA energy to impact chronic disease and see it as little more than industry friendly marketing with a dash of chemophobia
Dr Anna Borek retweeted
Co-ingesting whey protein with carbohydrates enhances post-exercise amino acid availability without compromising liver glycogen resynthesis
Great work @sophie_hannon65 @Hearris @JamesyMorton @nathanhodson5
Read on for why this needed to be done...
doi.org/10.1113/JP288473
Dr Anna Borek retweeted
Although more recent, Yamada includes fewer trials, lacks in-depth bias assessment, and presents potential conflicts of interest. Hooper et al. is methodologically stronger—more studies, GRADE-based evaluation, meta-regression, and independent governance. Reliability > recency.
Dr Anna Borek retweeted
Remember folks, if you don’t get the result you wanted in your study just reanalyze until you get the result you want! 😂😂😂
New presentation by Dr. Matthew Budoff on the @Heartflow analysis for Keto-CTA.
This is the third analysis of the CCTA scans for our study, with the fourth and final MEDIS QAngio currently underway.
@nicknorwitz, @AdrianSotoMota and I will not be commenting on these data until all four analyses are complete, which is expected to be next month.
Note: Heartflow was unable to process 5 of the 200 scans due to technical limitations. These participants are excluded from all quantitative analyses in this presentation to ensure consistent comparison across datasets.
Dr Anna Borek retweeted
What on earth are you talking about?
Our study found nothing of the sort.
How someone could possibly draw that conclusion from our study is....astonishing.
Dr Anna Borek retweeted
The difference between a lying, narcisstic internet grifter and an ethical, scientifically-literate researcher... 😂
Dr Anna Borek retweeted
This is such an incredibly misleading title: TFA, processed meat and SSB have fairly well established links with health - irrespective of processing. And processed meat often even isn't UPF, even if it contains nitrite
nature.com/articles/s41591-0…
Dr Anna Borek retweeted
That's a LOT of spinach and kale 😳
Would take at least a bottle of dressing to eat that many calories from leafy greens.
Basing this on kcal is terrible approach. If one looks at this graph and chooses spinach salads, they could greatly under-eat protein if they think kale/spinach salad = similar protein as serving of meat/dairy due protein per serving, right?
