Is Sitting Dangerous?
If you think that going to the gym 3 times a week or walking to work and back everyday or enough significantly reduce your risk of mortality, think again. Many of us spend the majority of the day
March 25, 2018
Category: Disease
Can exercise treat depression?
There is a lot of epidemiological evidence finding associations between high fitness and incidence or depression as well as depression-symptoms. As for experimental studies, there is modest evidence for a causal relationship suggesting that physical exercise has a
March 10, 2018
Food Additives: Chemicals in Food?
Are Food Additives Chemicals? “Free from additives and E-numbers” is a common slogan in organic marketing. It is important to remember that, generally speaking, the benefits of using additives outweigh the risks. E numbers represent different substances and
December 30, 2017
How Important is “Whole Grain” and “Low Gi” for Heart Disease?
While scrolling through social media news feeds (yes, we know you are) we can find tons of headlines with “nutrition facts”, with different market brands using questionable sources to prove the “quality” their products. “Whole grain” and “Low
November 28, 2017
Dairy Science: Why “What The Health” Got It All Wrong
With “What the health” spitting science in the face, we feel that Instagram needs an update on the ACTUAL SCIENCE behind all the negative claims made about milk products. We will leave the ethical side of cutting dairy
November 15, 2017
Why Extreme Dieting Is Dangerous
Most diets are foreign to our bodies, and in the quest to reduce body fat, we need to remember that long-term dieting together with weight training can have negative consequences. Body fat reduction can, for example, disrupt hormonal
July 31, 2017