https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1151622880175652865
And a rebuttal:
https://twitter.com/BenMazer/status/1149329073598074883
Moderate Sodium with High Potassium For The Win?
Our new #PURE paper just out in BMJ: 1) Virtually nobody meets the simultaneous target of low sodium (<2 g/d) with high potassium (>3.5 g/d); 2) Combined MODERATE sodium (3-5 g/d) with HIGH potassium intake is assoc w the LOWEST risk of mortality & CVD. https://t.co/WcfklDEunq
— Andrew Mente, PhD (@andrewmente) March 16, 2019
On Medical Conservatism
Conmpelling Case For Medical Conservatism:
"BMJ reviewed 3000 treatments & found that 1/2 were of unknown effectiveness & only 11% were clearly beneficial."Great manifesto with common sense advice from @drjohnm @VPrasadMDMPH@adamcifuhttps://t.co/64BhHDOuz5
— Allen Frances (@AllenFrancesMD) March 14, 2019
On Eggs
Brilliant and thorough analysis of studies based on model searching, long-term memory by subjects, observational studies vs randomized trials.Why most diet studies have no credibility. “Revisiting Eggs and Dietary Cholesterol” | Less Likely https://t.co/zTVHiTG4Y1
— Edward Tufte (@EdwardTufte) March 23, 2019
The Last HerbTV Episode
Thank you HerbTV for all of the content that you have produced and for all the work that went into it!
Psychiatry
"despite billions of dollars in research funding, and thousands of journal articles, biological psychiatry has given doctors and patients little of practical value never mind a cause or a cure" https://t.co/qRls5cDwyz
— Joanna Moncrieff (@joannamoncrieff) December 6, 2018
The Extreme Prevalence of Metabolic Illness
it's very (depressingly) normal to be metabolically sick the U.S.https://t.co/qjieGmRRwe pic.twitter.com/31ViK8Udkl
— Eric Sodicoff 👨🏻⚕️ (@ESodicoffMD) December 1, 2018