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Dylan MacKay

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Winnipeg
As seen in: HuffPost, Ottawa Citizen, Edmonton Journal, Winnipeg Free Press, Winnipeg Sun, Le Soleil, Sudbury Star, The Journal of Rheumatology, Healthing, North Bay Nugget and
Covers:  Nutrition and chronic disease
Doesn't Cover: cancer
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How to Know if You Actually Need to Track Your Macros

How to Know if You Actually Need to Track Your Macros

SELF Magazine — Counting macros, tracking macros, IIFYM -if it fits your macros. In the last few years, it seems our attention has shifted at least somewhat from calories to macronutrients, particularly when it comes to weight loss. But just because lots of people are talking about macros-counting them, hitting them, etc.-do we all need to?
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Dylan MacKay: Media should stick to the evidence when reporting on food studies

Dylan MacKay: Media should stick to the evidence when reporting on food studies

The Province — Two of the most well-known American food journalists have been telling readers lately that that the DASH and Mediterranean diets are not tops for our health. But hang on - the evidence tells a different story. The journalists are Gary Taubes, the author of The Case Against Sugar, and Nina Teicholz, the author of the bestselling The Big Fat Surprise.
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Why media need to stick to the evidence when reporting on food studies

Why media need to stick to the evidence when reporting on food studies

Ottawa Life Magazine — Two of the most well-known American food journalists have been telling readers lately that the DASH and Mediterranean diets are not tops for our health. But hang on - the evidence tells a different story. The journalists are Gary Taubes, the author of The Case Against Sugar, and Nina Teicholz, the author of the bestselling, The Big Fat Surprise.
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It's Time To Let Evidence Dominate The Diet Discussion

It's Time To Let Evidence Dominate The Diet Discussion

HuffPost — Two of the most well-known American food journalists have been telling readers lately that the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) and Mediterranean diets are not tops for our health. But hang on, the evidence tells a different story.
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Why media need to stick to the evidence when reporting on food studies

Why media need to stick to the evidence when reporting on food studies

evidencenetwork.ca — We need real solutions to obesity and Type 2 diabetes Two of the most well-known American food journalists have been telling readers lately that the DASH and Mediterranean diets are not tops for our health. But hang on - the evidence tells a different story.
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Why the media needs to stick to the evidence about diets

Why the media needs to stick to the evidence about diets

KevinMD.com — Two of the most well-known American food journalists have been telling readers that the DASH and Mediterranean diets are not tops for our health. But hang on - the evidence tells a different story. The journalists are Gary Taubes, the author of The Case Against Sugar, and Nina Teicholz, the author of the bestselling, The Big Fat Surprise.
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Beware 'food is medicine' quakery

Beware 'food is medicine' quakery

The Prince George Citizen — Hippocrates supposedly said: "Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food." I disagree. Food is not medicine. I can hear people saying: "But Dylan, you have Type 1 diabetes and a PhD in human nutritional sciences. Surely, you of all people know that food has a powerful impact on health?"
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BLOGUE La nourriture n'est pas un médicament

BLOGUE La nourriture n'est pas un médicament

HuffPost — Hippocrate aurait prétendument dit " que ton aliment soit ta seule médecine! " Je conteste cette citation; la nourriture n'est pas une médecine. J'entends déjà les gens me dire : " mais Dylan, tu as un diabète de type 1 et un doctorat en sciences de la nutrition humaine.
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Opinion: 'Food is medicine' is a dangerous philosophy

Opinion: 'Food is medicine' is a dangerous philosophy

Times Colonist — Hippocrates supposedly said: "Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food." I disagree. Food is not medicine. I can hear people saying: "But Dylan, you have Type 1 diabetes and a PhD in human nutritional sciences. Surely, you of all people know that food has a powerful impact on health?"
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Food Is Not Medicine, And We Have To Stop Calling It That

Food Is Not Medicine, And We Have To Stop Calling It That

HuffPost — Hippocrates supposedly said, "Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food." I disagree. Food is not medicine. It's also not medication or a replacement for the profession. I can hear people saying, "But Dylan, you have type 1 diabetes and a PhD in human nutritional sciences.
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Hey, Hippocrates: Food isn't medicine. It's just food

Hey, Hippocrates: Food isn't medicine. It's just food

STAT — ippocrates supposedly said, "Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food." I disagree. Food is not medicine. I can hear people saying, "But, Dylan, you have type 1 diabetes and a Ph.D. in human nutritional sciences. Surely you of all people know that food has a powerful impact on health?"
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3 tendances à éviter en matière de nutrition

3 tendances à éviter en matière de nutrition

HuffPost — Si vous cherchez à obtenir des conseils de santé dans les médias, vous constaterez la grande confusion créée par toutes les "sciences de la nutrition". Le beurre est-il bon ou mauvais pour la santé? Faut-il prendre un petit déjeuner ou non? Doit-on manger comme un homme des cavernes? Ou comme un oiseau?
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Skip The Detox And These Other Nutrition Fads That Are Bunk

Skip The Detox And These Other Nutrition Fads That Are Bunk

HuffPost — If you follow health tips in the media, you'd think the nutritional sciences are a mess: Is butter good for you or is it bad? Should I eat breakfast or skip it? Should I eat like a caveman? Or maybe should I eat more like a bird?
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Opinion: Three nutrition trends to stay away from - based on best evidence

Opinion: Three nutrition trends to stay away from - based on best evidence

Vancouver Sun — If you follow health tips in the media, you'd think the nutritional sciences are a mess: Is butter good for you or is it bad? Should I eat breakfast or skip it? Should I eat like a caveman? Or maybe should I eat more like a bird?
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