Research of the Week
Top men and women are hard at work trying to convince you to go on a plant-based diet.
Ivermectin combined with doxycycline looks to be an effective, inexpensive COVID treatment.
Neanderthals ate some starchy foods.
At least across the Southwestern United States, ancient human gut biomes were far more diverse than they are today.
Mental “handwriting” to text.
Ancient enhancement of Amazonian soil quality made by pre-Columbian forest dwellers still persists today.
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Malaria drug shows promise against coronavirus.
Coronavirus shows different levels of stability on different surfaces.
Coronavirus patients may have lower cholesterol. No word on causation—could very well be that infection decreases cholesterol.
A study in Thailand finds that hospitalized coronavirus patients tend to have low potassium levels.
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High blood pressure makes the coronavirus more dangerous.
How maternal obesity affects the offspring.
In women with PCOS, those going low-carb have better insulin sensitivity.
Homo erectus was probably really good at persistence hunting without water.
Dietary salt mitigates the damaging metabolic effects of a high-rice diet in rodents.
Low-calorie keto is safe for obese patients with mild kidney failure who want to lose weight.
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Ketosis improves brain network stability in younger adults.
Egg consumption linked to improved cardiovascular health in Asian populations.
More fish oil, better sperm—and more of it.
More recess, less ADHD.
There never was.
Low-carb seems safe, and possibly beneficial, for men with prostate cancer.
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Sufficient training may make meal timing less important for weight management.
Increasing handwashing at airports could have a huge impact on the risk of pandemics.
Dogs were probably domesticated during the Ice Age.
Using forced swim tests to determine a lab mouse’s depression probably doesn’t work.
How does ketosis impact appetite? A review.
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Walking isn’t enough to prevent weight gain.
Whey protein isolate beats even the most “optimized” blend of plant proteins.
The standard Western diet damages memory.
An estimation of “post-treatment Lyme disease” numbers in America (bigger than you think!).
Creatine, amino acids, and whey work better than whey alone.
Good for tacos, bad for sleep.
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Sales taxes work better than fat taxes.
More breastfeeding, more mitochondria in blood in adolescence.
Traditional architecture gives a better sense of well-being than modern architecture.
Garbage anti-meat study. I’ll address this in Sunday with Sisson. (If you don’t already subscribe to our emails, sign up here to read Sunday with Sisson.)
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How evidence-based are the official diet guidelines?
Hyperinsulinemia induces insulin resistance.
Africans may have Neanderthal ancestry, too.
New review on low-carb diets for cardiovascular disease (it’s good).
They found Pliny the Elder’s cranium.
Eating sprouted potatoes during pregnancy may have consequences for the offspring.
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Blue-blocking glasses improve mania patients’ sleep quality.
The human landscape of ancient Africa looked a lot different 3000 years ago.
Without changing caloric intake, time-restricted eating improves metabolic health.
Ramadan-style fasting (30 days of 14-hour fasts, from dawn to sunset) activates proteins related to cancer protection, glucose regulation, fat burning, cognitive function, and immune function.
In Danes, taking fish oil was associated with larger testicles and better sperm parameters.
Women who take the birth control pill tend to have smaller hypothalamuses.
Grass-fed beef is darker, firmer, and less acidic than grain-fed beef.
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The environmental footprint of different diets is not what we’ve been led to believe.
Genetic analysis of ancient Hungarian conquerors.
Men on a low-fat diet may have lower testosterone.
Glucose metabolism takes center stage in Alzheimer’s.
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