by Andrew Marshall

Fructose Rich Drinks & Risk of Obesity

If you feed fructose ad libitum to non-human primates, they get fatty livers within six weeks (American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2013,doi:10.3945/ajcn.112.057331). The effect of fructose rich beverages on human adolescents is a lot harder to judge, given that you cannot cage teenagers and feed them a controlled diet – however much you may sometimes… Read More

by Andrew Marshall

TV Programmes to Watch this Week.

The are a number of food related programmes on the UK TV this week: Season 04 of The Great British Bake Off on BBC2, Monday @ 8pm: another series of this great baking programme. Brendon should have definitely won the last series. Welcome to the World of Weightloss on BBC2, Wednesday @ 9pm: over the… Read More

by Andrew Marshall

Physical Activity & a Healthy Diet: Daily Life or Lifestyle Choice?

Both children and adults become fatter because they consume more energy than they expend (Han, Lawlor & Kimm, 2010). Genetics also plays a role but genetic factors cannot be responsible for the recent epidemic in overweight and obesity (Lindgren et al., 2009). It is clear that the main emphasis must be on downstream (individual level)… Read More

by Andrew Marshall

Supplement Use Among US Special Forces

Research Paper Title Nutrition Knowledge and Supplement Use Among Elite U.S. Army Soldiers. Background A US Army Special Forces (SF) unit was studied to determine the characteristics of supplement users, assess nutrition knowledge and identify nutrition information sources. Methods SF-qualified (n = 119) and non-SF, support soldiers (n = 38) participated. Results Most soldiers (87%)… Read More