Keto news highlights: Deceptive headlines, a brazen alliance and freakshakes

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This week, we summarize the top five news articles and studies in the low-carb realm, plus the wall of shame.

Misleading headlines like “Low-protein, high-carb diet may help ward off dementia” misconstrue the findings of a small study that showed “modest effects” in mice. What headline might a candid and precise journalist write? “A low-protein, high-carb diet may have subtle brain results similar to calorie-restricted diets in mice.” Sometimes the truth is decidedly less exciting.
Does obesity cause diabetes or cardiovascular disease? A new systematic review and meta-analysis, published in JAMA Network Open, is the first-ever meta-analysis pooling data from studies conducted with a technique called Mendelian randomization which employs genetic markers and number crunching to mimic a clinical trial. The results showed that each five point jump in BMI increased the relative risk of a type 2 diabetes diagnosis by 67% — a substantial connection. For coronary…
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