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Junkfood Science
Personal blog · junkfoodscience.blogspot.comhealthscience
Junkfood Science is a personal blog at junkfoodscience.blogspot.com about health and science. Since 2009, 5 different Hacker News readers have linked it 5 times. It is still writing: the last post was on 2025-02-17, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (3) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN commenters link this blog's posts on diet and obesity research, including a critique of a 1200 kcal diet study and the obesity paradox, usually as sources or counterpoints.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 3 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Junkfood Science - truth about food and health
What Hacker News says?
the 1200 kCal diet for the study is very alarming in my opinion. That's quite a lot of deficit compared to one's BMR and coupled with exercise, the study was bound to be a success. this following post pretty much dismisses the validity of the experiment you just linked: http://junkfoodscience.blogspot.com/2008/02/miracle-thigh-cr...
Comment linking /2008/02/miracle-thigh-cream-new-medical.html
on “Building muscle doesn't require lifting heavy weights”Submitted Calorie restrictive eating for longer life? The story we didn’t hear in the news as a story · 78 points
HN discussionCitation needed. Google seems inconclusive, e.g., http://www.caring4cancer.com/go/cancer/nutrition/questions/s... http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cancer-causes/CA00085/NSECT... http://junkfoodscience.blogspot.com/2008/03/do-you-fear-suga...
Comment linking /2008/03/do-you-fear-sugar-might-cause-cancer.html
on “Some Thoughts on Cancer from a Hacker”Submitted Your boss will weigh you now as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSome evidence that being obese can actually help you survive some illnesses: http://junkfoodscience.blogspot.com/2006/12/obesity-paradox-... Want to get research funding or get published? Pander to widely held public beliefs/fears.
Comment linking /2006/12/obesity-paradox-2-how-can-it-be.html
on “Obese Exposed as Swine Flu Collides With Fat Epidemic”
