CASI Blog
Peer-reviewed nutrition science, organized by topic and section.
Fully-referenced deep dives, written for practitioners and the science-curious.
Science Update
According to a recent study from the University of Georgia published in the Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society researchers…
Cellular Energy
Energy is the buzzword of the day. Almost universally people feel as though they lack sufficient energy leaving them vulnerable to products claiming…
Science Update
According to a new study published three days ago in JAMA the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended the use of statins for primary…
Research & Education
Visit a supermarket just about anywhere in North America any time of year and you'll find several different kinds of apples: Macintosh Red and Golden…
Science Update
Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease triggered by the consumption of gluten-containing foods.
Research & Education
Despite decades of advice to increase physical activity for the purpose of "burning calories" to aid in weight loss millions of people conducting their own…
Research & Education
"A clown is like an aspirin only he works twice as fast." - Groucho Marx Some clichés are just trite soundbites that get repeated so often as to become…
Science Update
New research published in The FASEB Journal provides more evidence that fish oil supplementation offer an additional benefit for Alzheimer's disease by…
Research & Education
There seem to be only three things the many disparate nutritional philosophies agree on. Whether it's the low-carb Paleo vegetarian Mediterranean or simply…
Metabolic Health
Previously we discussed the importance of moving an individual's paradigm away from calorie quantity and toward calorie quality in the battle against…
Research & Education
Skullcap: sounds like the name of a heavy metal band or something you might dress up as for Halloween.