My first foray into writing about ketones in the scientific literature, rather than blogging informally. This is now published in the journal “Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics”, and the link is here. It’s technical, but the message is in the title.
A Pfizer COVID-19 (C19) vaccine said to be 95% effective in a recently-completed clinical trial is being widely welcomed, particularly by the governments that have already bought it. However, what does 95% effective mean? Effective against what – C19, the virus that causes C19 (SARS-CoV-2), hospitalisation, severity, death? Further, does 95% effective mean that if
From its origins exploring the science of cooking, 6XC has more recently evolved into the science of eating – an examination of the nutritional science underlying common diet and health advice. This post is a perspective on what I’ve learned during the time I have spent on this topic. Spoiler alert: I guess the title
Protein is our primary biology. Indeed, the word comes from the Latin ‘protos’, meaning first. Our proteins are made up of various combinations of 20 amino acids (AA), 9 of which we must get from our diet (the essential amino acids, EAA), and the rest we can make ourselves. Still, the proportion of EAAs (nearly
There are many potential mechanisms surrounding the pathogenesis of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD), spanning metabolism, environment (including lifestyle), genetic disposition and a host of associated risk-factors from various causes. Amid all of this, one hypothesis stands out in public and health perception – cholesterol. More specifically, the cholesterol carried by low-density lipoprotein (LDL) particles. I