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Tag: nutrition

The great diet chocolate fraud | Day 284

The great diet chocolate fraud | Day 284

Someone decided to test how bad science reporting really can get. Chocolate, weight loss, fake science… this story has all of them and more.

Posted on May 28, 2015May 29, 2015Categories 365 Science StoriesTags bad journalism, bad science, bad science reporting, bullshit, chocolate, diet, nutrition, science communication, science disappointment1 Comment on The great diet chocolate fraud | Day 284
Eggs with benefits | Day 232

Eggs with benefits | Day 232

Latvian Easter traditions involve eating a lot of hard-boiled eggs. Which can be a good thing, according to nutritional science.

Posted on April 5, 2015April 4, 2015Categories 365 Science StoriesTags diet, eggs, nutrition, whyyyLeave a comment on Eggs with benefits | Day 232
Science porridge | Day 219

Science porridge | Day 219

You know your food is special when it contains a type of barley in it that actually has a trademark sign on its name. Meet Barleymax porridge.

Posted on March 23, 2015March 24, 2015Categories 365 Science StoriesTags breakfast, diet, enhanced foods, nutrition1 Comment on Science porridge | Day 219
Pass the bacon | Day 192

Pass the bacon | Day 192

Dietary advice has been ironing out contradictions for decades, and here’s the latest one – saturated fat isn’t actually evil. Pass the coconut cream.

Posted on February 24, 2015February 24, 2015Categories 365 Science StoriesTags diet, meta-analysis, nutrition, scientific methodLeave a comment on Pass the bacon | Day 192

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