The Latest on the Red Meat and Heart Disease Debate

A systematic review of clinical trials looking at the impact of red meat intake on risk factors for cardiovascular disease was published in this month’s issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition [1]. Investigators found no statistically significant, nor clinically meaningful differences in blood pressure, Total cholesterol, LDL, HDL, and total cholesterol:HDL ratio.Read more about The Latest on the Red Meat and Heart Disease Debate[…]

18 Jan

Billy Mitchell Posted in IBD

Strategies for Inflammatory Bowel Disease

A few weeks ago we discussed the concern that glutamine is potentially a bad idea in the context of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). You can read all about that here. As a brief recap, it seems there is evidence supporting the idea that glutamine can worsen inflammatory bowel disease. There isRead more about Strategies for Inflammatory Bowel Disease[…]

04 Jan

Billy Mitchell Posted in IBD

Does L-Glutamine worsen Inflammatory Bowel Disease?

One of my favorite things about school and interacting with others is when long-held beliefs I have become challenged. I used to get all twisted up inside and waste time arguing only to find in most cases, no progress was made on either side. And of course, only one of us was ahead, rather thanRead more about Does L-Glutamine worsen Inflammatory Bowel Disease?[…]