by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Dec 29, 2020 | Nutrition
USDA’s Dietary Guidelines are updated every five years, and most of the changes are based on the report from the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee that was released July 15, 2020, followed by a month-long comment period that ended August 13. The final guidelines...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Oct 30, 2020 | Other Diseases & Conditions
For many years I have been reporting on the work of Dr. Ajit Varki and others on Neu5Gc, a sugar-protein found in most mammals but not in humans, which may explain the association between eating red meat and increased risk for colon cancer (Genome Biol Evol, Jan 1,...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Sep 18, 2020 | Fitness
Extensive research by Dr. Ajit Varki at UC/San Diego suggest that 2-3 million years ago, our pre-human ancestors had a single genetic mutation that could explain why humans can outrun their primate relatives (J Biol Chem, 1998;273:15 866-871). Most other mammals did...
