Episode 30 - Eggs and Diabetes

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This week Gid takes a look at headlines about eggs and diabetes, and why you don't need to give up your morning scramble just yet.

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Episode 30 - Eggs and Diabetes

Sensationalist Science Podcast

published vor 4 Jahren

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This week Gid takes a look at headlines about eggs and diabetes, and why you don't need to give up your morning scramble just yet.

33 Episoden

#Science #Sensationalist Science #Gid MK For

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This week Gid chats to Dr. Bill Hanage about COVID-19 vaccines, how we know that they haven't been rushed, whether they are safe, and what the future looks like for us all.

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Episode 30 - Eggs and Diabetes 11:47

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This week Gid takes a look at headlines about eggs and diabetes, and why you don't need to give up your morning scramble just yet.

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Episode 29 - Epidurals and Autism 20:13

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Gid talks autism, epidurals, and why the latest headlines probably aren't a good guide for your childbirth experience with two special guests - Drs Dolores McKeen and Valerie Zaphiratos, both obstetric anaesthesiologists Link to the resources we discuss - https://www.cas.ca/en/home

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Episode 28 - COVID and Glasses 13:41

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This week Gid looks at the claim that eyeglasses (or corrective glasses) can prevent COVID-19, the bad science behind the headlines, and how the media got it all so wrong The study: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaophthalmology/fullarticle/2770872

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Episode 27 - Testosterone Testing in Sport 17:36

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This week, Gid tackles a contentious issues of the last few years - using testosterone to define who is 'female' enough to compete in women's sport. He talks about Caster Semenya, and the bad science that has driven much of the regulatory response to intersex athletes in women's sport The study mentioned: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2190741/…

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Episode 26 - COVID-19 Models 25:05

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This week Gid takes a look at the predictive models for coronavirus with a special guest - professor Sally Cripps. We look at why the models were wrong, how wrong they were, and what you can do to keep yourself informed.

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Episode 25 - Infection Fatality Rate COVID-19 14:41

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This week Gid looks at a pressing question - what is the fatality rate of COVID-19, what does this number mean, and how have the media misinterpreted the changes over time? Systematic review cited in the pod: https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.05.03.20089854v3

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Episode 24 - Coronavirus Q&A 27:04

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This week Gid takes on listener questions about coronavirus, from what the case-fatality rate might be to why we're really trying to flatten the curve

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Episode 23 - Coronavirus Special 18:06

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This week Gid talks to Professor Stephen Corbett, Director of the Centre for Population Health and Associate Professor of Public Health at the University of Sydney, about coronavirus and what you can expect in the coming days. The study that we discuss is linked here: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3549276…

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Episode 22 - Schizophrenia Dogs 14:23

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This week Gid takes a look at delightful recent claims about dogs and mental health, and why our furry friends probably aren't preventing schizophrenia despite what the headlines have been saying Study: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0225320

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Episode 21 - Parkinsons Worms 10:46

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This week Gid takes a swing at recent headlines claiming that Parkinson's disease can be cured using yoghurt, and why the research doesn't really say that at all Study: https://www.cell.com/cell-reports/fulltext/S2211-1247(19)31743-7?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS2211124719317437%3Fshowall%3Dtrue…

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Episode 20 - Keto Mice 26:16

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For this special 20th episode, Gid takes a look at the ketogenic diet, influenza, and mice with the help of famous scientist/mouse James Heathers. James is a self-described scientist, author, and scallywag, who created the twitter sensation @justsaysinmice Study is here: https://immunology.sciencemag.org/content/4/41/eaav2026…

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Episode 19 - Running 11:59

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This week Gid takes a look at running and health, and why it's probably good for you but maybe not quite as good as the headlines suggest Study: https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2019/09/25/bjsports-2018-100493

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Episode 18 - Potatoes and Fitness 12:30

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This week is all about the humble spud, and claims that it can improve your sporting prowess. Despite the media hype, the reality is that people probably aren't going to be using potatoes as a fitness supplement any time soon! Study: https://www.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.1152/japplphysiol.00567.2019

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Episode 17 -Fathers, Pregnancy, and Booze 11:58

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In the first week back from holiday, Gid takes a look at the recent headlines scaring expectant fathers off their booze before pregnancy because of congenital heart defects, and why it's probably not that bad that you had the occasional glass of wine in the months before your child was conceived. Study here: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2047487319874530…

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Episode 16 - Soft Drinks and Sweeteners 13:21

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For this week's episode Gid takes on recent terrifying headlines that soft drinks and artificial sweeteners are coming to murder you in your sleep, and lays out why the science is not nearly as scary as you've read in the news Study: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2749350?guestAccessKey=b99410a9-8afc-4953-b328-bbb2620dfacd&utm_source=For_The_Media&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ftm_links&utm_content=tfl&utm_term=090319…

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Episode 15 - The Pill and Depression 11:29

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This week Gid takes a look at terrifying claims that the pill is giving everyone depression, and why the evidence doesn't quite match up to the headlines Study: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jcpp.13115

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Episode 14 - Screen Time and Kids 11:58

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This week Gid takes a look at recent alarming claims that screen time is making our children mentally ill, and why there's more to the story than the headlines said

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Episode 13 - Chocolate Depression 11:58

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This week, Gid takes a look at our favourite scrumptious snack, and why the headlines about chocolate curing depression are a bit less realistic than you might have been led to believe... Study for this week: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/da.22950

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Episode 12 - Medical Mistakes 12:54

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This week Gid takes a look at the horrifying headlines about medical mistakes and malfeasance, and looks at why the rate of potentially preventable harm might not be as scary as you might've heard Study is here: https://www.bmj.com/content/366/bmj.l4185

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Episode 11 - Solvents and Autism 13:21

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This week Gid takes a look at the recent claims that solvents are causing autism in children, and why it's a lot more complicated than you may've heard (Note: this doesn't make solvent exposure great, there are lots of other reasons not to be exposed to them) Study is here: https://oem.bmj.com/content/early/2019/06/03/oemed-2018-105395…

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Episode 10 - Vacations 12:53

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This week Gid looks at vacations, and whether they are really good for our health or if the research is less certain than headlines may have led you to believe Study is here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08870446.2019.1628962 Issues with logistic models and small samples: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8970487…

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Episode 9 - Red Meat 14:16

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This week Gid studies the science of red meat, and explains why you probably don't have to worry too much about it killing you

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Episode 8 - Processed Food 14:00

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This week Gid takes a look at studies talking about processed and ultra-processed food, and why cookies might be a little less murderous than you've heard

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Episode 7 - Blue Light Glasses 12:01

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This week Gid looks at spurious claims about blue light being bad for your health and weird sunglasses being the cure. It turns out that light from screens probably isn't all that bad for you and even if it was, sunglasses aren't the cure!

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Episode 6 - Glucosamine 8:30

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This week Gid takes on claims about glucosamine supplementation and heart attacks, and why these pills probably aren't saving your life Study can be found here: https://www.bmj.com/content/365/bmj.l1628

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Episode 5 - Artificial Sweeteners 12:04

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This week Gid looks at recent claims about artificial sweeteners, and why they're probably not killing you or your kids after all

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Sensationalist Science Episode 4 - Moderate Drinking Myth 11:05

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This week Gid takes on the moderate drinking myth, and why it's unlikely to be true even though we all desperately wish it was. Tune in for your dose of sensationalist science and media madness! Study link: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/acps.13034?referrer_access_token=TB6orIjfybVNSl-z5zKw-Ita6bR2k8jH0KrdpFOxC66LIiJKumBkHqgZf9cMsw7h0wSPYrk5_egaBATvX6sVpMb1wYTmSf95rfLuhcrIImK3ji_l8Ffj7rAfxpSyR0M6TUgzJ39p2GByiRvt0Xarmg%3D%3D…

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