/oss/taxonomy/term/937/all en /oss/article/medical-student-contributors/you-are-when-you-eat <p>Our bodies have a built-in clock known as the “suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN).” The SCN is a structure within the hypothalamus that contains a collection of neurons that synchronize our internal biological processes with external light cues. This results in biological changes that run on 24-hour cycles known as circadian rhythms. Examples of circadian rhythms include body temperature regulation, sleep-wake cycles, hormone release, alertness, and metabolism.</p> Fri, 17 Nov 2023 15:03:14 +0000 Daniela Padres 9729 at /oss /oss/article/critical-thinking-health-and-nutrition/demonization-dietary-oxalate-has-begun <p>You could call it The One True Cause of All Diseases Club. Admission is based on whether or not you have a mustache and are willing to twirl it a lot. A volcano lair and a love for petting white cats on your lap will also do. Over there, you will see sugar and aspartame in a surprisingly tight embrace. Monosodium glutamate is looking at them longingly, while gluten still acts like the cock of the walk. Lectins might be underage, but they managed to squeeze in with a fake mustache.</p> Fri, 06 Jan 2023 11:00:00 +0000 Jonathan Jarry M.Sc. 9352 at /oss /oss/article/health/i-am-woman-why-am-i-always-so-cold <p>I am always cold. I’ve had this problem ever since I was a child, when I’d sneak into the living room in the winter and turn up the thermostat while my parents weren’t looking. When I still worked in an office (pre-pandemic), I noticed that often my female colleagues and I would be wearing sweaters in the dead of summer to keep warm in our over-air conditioned building. Yet my male colleagues seem impervious to the cold - often wearing short-sleeves.</p> <p>Which led me to wonder: Do women feel cold more than men and if so, can science explain this difference?</p> Mon, 08 Mar 2021 16:31:18 +0000 Gaia Remerowski, MS, Science Journalism 8647 at /oss /oss/article/diets-food-health-news/dr-oz-and-fast-metabolism-diet <p>So.. Dr. Oz is at it again. This time he was fawning over Haylie Pomroy's "Fast Metabolism Diet." Haylie's qualifications are not clear but she is described as a "lifestyle counsellor." Hmmm. Wouldn't it be better to see some oomph like a nutrition, dietetics, physiology, biochemistry or medical degree behind someone who is formulating diets for the public?</p> Wed, 10 Apr 2013 01:42:58 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 1906 at /oss