Dr Chris

Lucy I surveyed her small body clinging to life, and realized in that horrible moment that I had run out of ideas to beat back death.

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Strong at the Broken Places | Christopher Dael, M.D. | Substack Reflections on a life in pediatrics and public health. Click to read Strong at the Broken Places, by Christopher Dael, M.D., a Substack publication. Launched 6 days ago.

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Sex Differences in the Impact of Exercise Volume on Subclinical Coronary Atherosclerosis: A Meta-Analysis

Food for thought, though ingestion might be best served with a grain of salt. Endurance training associated with higher coronary artery calcification scores in men. There were limitations in this meta-analysis. The observational nature of the studies analyzed can certainly inject bias for instance

Great stuff! I think there are several layers to the problem of MAHA. First, which you address perfectly, is the false narrative of PH inaction. Second is the growing idea that all health is personal health--e.g. the "if we'd just opened the gyms, COVID wouldn't have been a thing" thing. Challenging

Meal Type, Not Sequence, Affects Duration, Eating Behavior The type of meal an individual eats, not the order in which food is eaten, affects meal duration, chewing behavior, and tempo, and may impact obesity.

Fast food = faster meals, fewer chews. Beef bento boxes = better bite-based behavior

Interesting study out of Japan looking at meal type, along with other factors for effects on meal duration and bite rates.

Article: www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/17...

In its flagship journal, the CDC keeps publishing papers after firing scientists who made the research possible In its flagship journal, the CDC keeps publishing papers after firing scientists who made the research possible.

It's difficult to estimate the impact of losing the CDC's Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, or CLPPP

3 questions I ask of people I suspect are playing fast and loose with a scientific study to support a dogma, even if I have yet to read it. 1) Can you clarify the study design and population? 2) What do the authors list as its main limitations? and 3) Is it peer reviewed?