Researcher/educator in exercise physiology @HarborUCLA. Author of "The Skeptic's Guide to Sports Science"⬆️. Columnist @SkeptInquirer. Editor @IJSNEMJournal.
Feb 15 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
Our new case study highlights why it's important for physicians to better understand the body's response to #exercise#training. 🧵1/5
🔓journals.lww.com/jfmpc/Fulltext…#medicine#liver#physiology@theliverdr
In Oct 2021, I had a routine blood test that revealed elevated liver enzymes. A later blood test with a different doctor showed the liver panel was "elevated and worsening", more than double the normal range for some variables. 2/5
May 28, 2022 • 13 tweets • 6 min read
𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 #vitaminD paper.
"The originally-published data are inaccurate and a complete set of corrected data is not available."
♾And my "Letter to The Editor" in which I describe in more detail the most serious/perplexing issues: tinyurl.com/2p8f5mj7
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Oct 14, 2021 • 8 tweets • 4 min read
I was asked recently to provide some examples of health and fitness marketing that makes false claims and/or exploits human biases. I came up with a billion examples. Here are just 6:
The official #Olympics website endorsing #cryotherapy as an effective form of post-exercise recovery. Despite the fact the literature is very unimpressive, littered with low-quality studies, and tiny effects. #IOC