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A Review of Popular Diets - What Are They and How Do They Work?

‘But Menno, what about Eric Helms’s research proving that you need more protein in a deficit? Doesn’t that show your literature review about the optimal protein intake is wrong?’ - Random person, every day Let’s review the research Eric Helms did on how much protein you need when cutting. He publish…

Do diet breaks help preserve muscle mass or your metabolism? If you’ve been following my work for a while, you should know my answer, but a great new study by my highly respected colleagues Jackson Peos, Eric Helms, James Krieger et al. provides more hard data in strength trainees. The trainees perf…

A new study has emerged that spells the final verdict on the everlasting carbs vs. fat debate. The study is titled ‘Calorie for calorie, dietary fat restriction results in more body fat loss than carbohydrate restriction in people with obesity’. As the title suggests, the researchers got a group of…

As vegan dieting is becoming more and more popular, The Game Changers documentary on plant based diets is going viral. In it, an impressive production team with lots of celebrities but few nutritionists endorses the central message that ‘the best source of protein is plants.’ In this review, I’m not…

The study reviewed is “Effects of resistance training combined with a ketogenic diet on body composition: a systematic review and meta-analysis” by Ashtary-Larky et al.