Anyone have a subscription to Mens Health Magazine? While there might be the odd gem, most of the information within the magazine should be taken with a giant pinch of salt. This is a cool study (1) i stumbled upon in which the information given out by Mens Health was analysed. Conclusions were : Diet advice was underpinned by a strong pseudo-scientific discourse Advice would cover numerous nutritional effects, e.g. strengthening bones, reducing stress and boosting testosterone, with little contextualisation Notably there was emphasis on fat-burning, good fats and consumption of single foods, with relatively little mention of dietary restriction Despite the widespread use of scientific information to endorse dietary advice, the content, format and scientific basis of dietary content of MH leaves much to be desired Not really a surprising outcome but good to see some research on it. Avid readers of fitness magazines are often bombarded with mixed messages - 5 fruits that boost the immune system on one page, followed a few pages after by Why fruit might be sabotaging your progress! The key problem with taking away information from magazines is lack of context, so think critically when reading and always have your bullshit detector turned on! - Matt | apexfitnesssystems 1 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25304148
Posted on: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 17:35:29 +0000
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