How to read a research paper

I stumbled across this review at www.ific.org, the International Food Information Council, which explains quite well how to read and interpret a published research study.
This article methodically examines each section of the publication, the scientific process, the types of research studies and how to interpret the data.
How to Understand and Interpret Food and [...]

Filed under: books and articles, miscellaneous on August 19th, 2009 | No Comments »

Green tea effects on bone development

Researchers from the Chinese University of Hong Kong used rat cells to study the effects of green tea catechins on bone health.
The results suggest that epigallocatechin was found to stimulate bone development, while simultaneously inhibiting the formation of osteoclasts, which lead to weakened bones. Epigallocatechin and gallocatechin gallate were found to have a weaker effect.
The [...]

Filed under: science news, tea on August 12th, 2009 | No Comments »