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- April 20, 2012
- 10:05 AM
- 615 views
Canada’s fast food: the saltiest in the world?
by Peter Janiszewski, PhD in Obesity Panacea
Have you ever wondered how much salt is actually in those French fries from your favourite fast food outlet? New research published this week in the Canadian Medical Association Journal suggests that the answer to this question depends largely on your home address.... Read more »
Dunford, E., Webster, J., Woodward, M., Czernichow, S., Yuan, W., Jenner, K., Mhurchu, C., Jacobson, M., Campbell, N., & Neal, B. (2012) The variability of reported salt levels in fast foods across six countries: opportunities for salt reduction. Canadian Medical Association Journal. DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.111895
- May 3, 2010
- 02:10 PM
- 1,334 views
Obesity Panacea blogcast: The health effect of losing butt fat during weight loss
by Peter Janiszewski, PhD in Obesity Panacea
Rather than yet again writing about lower body fat and why losing it during weight loss may or may not be bad for your health, Travis and I decided to try our hand at the first of what we hope to be many Obesity Panacea Blogcasts. In essense, this blogcast is simply Travis and I talking over Skype about this area of research and specifically about my recently published paper.... Read more »
Janiszewski, P., & Kuk, J. (2010) Does loss of gluteofemoral fat through diet and exercise deteriorate metabolic health?. International Journal of Obesity. DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2010.75
- March 30, 2010
- 11:50 AM
- 1,646 views
Are Probiotics the Cure for Abdominal Obesity?
by Peter Janiszewski, PhD in Obesity Panacea
Nope, not even close, although I doubt it will stop big food from marketing Activia yogurt and others as a solution for expanded waistlines.... Read more »
Kadooka, Y., Sato, M., Imaizumi, K., Ogawa, A., Ikuyama, K., Akai, Y., Okano, M., Kagoshima, M., & Tsuchida, T. (2010) Regulation of abdominal adiposity by probiotics (Lactobacillus gasseri SBT2055) in adults with obese tendencies in a randomized controlled trial. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2010.19
- March 26, 2010
- 11:55 AM
- 1,532 views
Is Jesus Making You Overeat?
by Peter Janiszewski, PhD in Obesity Panacea
Well, in fairness, Jesus' twelve Apostles should also share in the blame.
An incredibly quirky and yet fascinating study was just published in the International Journal of Obesity which investigated the size of the food and plates that have been depicted in paintings of Jesus' Last Supper over the last 1000 years.
... Read more »
Wansink, B., & Wansink, C. (2010) The largest Last Supper: depictions of food portions and plate size increased over the millennium. International Journal of Obesity. DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2010.37
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