Archive for January, 2007

Help a Grad Student Today

As part of my work at the University of Guelph, I’m part of a team that is designing a sports drink for active women.

If you are a women who has an interest in sports drinks, and feel like volunteering … Read More

Deconstructing Nutrition – The Thermic Effect of Food

Before I get started let me just say that this was by far the most difficult research project I have done to date.

The amount of misinformation, conflicting results, and misinterpreted data out there on this topic is amazing.

For … Read More

Sweet Misery

Here is a link to a very interesting movie on the history and politics behind Aspartame.

I will warn you ahead of time that the movie is very one-sided, and many of the claims that are made about the dangers … Read More

What’s up with gum?

The other day, after watching the movie “Sweet Misery” I started thinking about gum.

I’ve never been a big gum chewer, but I decided that I should go on a shopping trip and see exactly what is going on in … Read More

Give up on fighting fat?

I came across a very interesting article the other day. I’ve been wrestling with it’s suggestions for a while now and am still not sure whether or not I agree with any of them.

Take a look below and let … Read More

Deconstructing Nutrition – When you don’t eat, your metabolism slows down

When you don’t eat, your metabolism slows down.

This “nutrition fact” says that when your caloric intake is too low, your metabolism actually slows down. It has been referred to as “starvation mode” and is the basis for the current … Read More