

Are Fried Worms Healthier Than Fried Chicken?
A recent study, "Are edible insects more or less 'healthy' than commonly consumed meats?" attempted to determine just that. Commercially...


Is the Paleo Diet Really Killing You? An Investigation into a Mouse Model
The press release for a recent study out of the University of Melbourne is titled, “Diabetes expert warns paleo diet is dangerous and...

Book Review: "Always Hungry" by Dr. David Ludwig
Welcome to the book review section of NutritionWonk, where we try to deconstruct popular diets by examining the science underlying the...

Let's Stop Talking About Whether a Calorie is a Calorie. Please?
“A Calorie is a Calorie.” Or isn’t it? Nutrition writers love to throw around arguments about the state of the calorie, as if they're...