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This article, the second installment in a four-part series on meal timing, discusses the physiological effects of various time-restricted eating patterns. Series author Tyler Hass reviews the scientific literature on the subject and calls for more studies on a wider variety of populations using different intermittent fasting strategies, better quality food, and more effective exercise protocols.

As politicians justify lockdowns to prevent COVID-19 deaths, the unintended consequences must be considered. Unemployment and missed medical treatments contribute to an estimated 700,000 years of life lost for every month of lockdown. This opinion piece argues for a careful return to normalcy.

Science is the objective branch of knowledge. Yet objectivity is not an absolute, and it is not guaranteed simply by supplying measurements. Objectivity lies in scientific models and their predictive powers. Objectivity is not a discrete entity, either present or absent, but is a continuously valued parameter.

In this 2020 editorial, the editor-in-chief of Molecular Brain finds a significant share of authors are unable or unwilling to provide the raw data to substantiate their results, raising questions regarding the potential for unchecked fraud and error.

A simple understanding of how things are built forms the core of our knowledge of how to change their structure to improve their function. The physiological processes inducing and supporting muscle contraction are numerous, diverse, and important to know.

Nearly 90% of Americans have suboptimal metabolic health and may therefore have increased risk of infectious disease morbidity and/or mortality.

“Low levels of physical activity put adults at increased risk of chronic diseases like obesity, cardiovascular disease and stroke which are also potential risk factors for more severe complications if someone develops COVID-19. It is concerning that in the mid to long term, multiple lockdowns might lead to prolonged periods of low physical activity which could increase the size of the population that is most vulnerable to severe complications from COVID-19.”

This small trial indicates carbohydrate/calorie restriction and exercise have significant, additive benefits on multiple measures of cognitive function and performance in men and women with metabolic syndrome.

The term “physiologic conditioning” refers to a planned program of exercise directed toward improving the functional capacity of a particular bodily system. There are four basic principles of physiologic conditioning that trainers and athletes must take into account: overload, specificity, reversibility, and individual differences.

A survey of low-carb dieters reveals consistent and substantial improvements across a variety of measures of metabolic, mental, and overall health.

“We should not miss the opportunity to talk about the conditions that have made Americans especially vulnerable to this pandemic: our poor state of health. Some 60% of the U.S. population has at least one diet-related, chronic diseases, and numerous reports have cited these diseases as associated with increased risk for worsened outcomes from COVID-19.”

As American waistlines have expanded over the past several decades, so has the amount of time we spend eating. Part one of this three-part series on meal timing summarizes significant research findings related to meal frequency and examines the impact of various eating patterns on health and athletic performance.

A 2020 cross-sectional study examines some of the primary metabolic changes accompanying an extended exercise program, including improved lipid metabolism and vascular function.

CFHQ Seminar Staff member Dan Hollingsworth demonstrates a simple way to make a durable sandbag, along with ways to easily incorporate it into at-home training.⁣⁣