Scientific Health: Education and Human Performance

<p>There has been a recent stream of social media posts from HHS Secretary RFK Jr calling into question the safety of sugar-sweetened beverages from Starbucks and DunkinDonuts. But is there a concern we should have about these beverages? Well, let's talk about that...</p><p><strong>Please make sure to follow our work on:</strong></p><ul><li>YouTube @ <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/@Scientific.Health.Education">https://www.youtube.com/@Scientific.Health.Education</a></li><li>Substack @ <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://jeclark.substack.com">https://jeclark.substack.com</a></li><li>Instagram @ <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/sci.health.performance/">https://www.instagram.com/sci.health.performance/</a></li><li>Threads @ <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.threads.net/@sci.health.performance">https://www.threads.net/@sci.health.performance</a></li><li>Bluesky<strong> </strong>@<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://scientific-health.bsky.social">scientific-health.bsky.social</a></li></ul><p>If you want to support what is being published, please make sure to subscribe and become a <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://jeclark.substack.com/about">supporter on the substack</a>.</p>

<p>In the endlessly rotating carousel of diet trends, few formulas capture public attention like a rule built around memorable numbers. The latest entries in the numerical nutrition sweepstakes are the “30-30-30” and “30-30-3” plans. Both promise structure, simplicity, and metabolic magic. Both are spreading rapidly across social media. And both sit at an uncomfortable intersection between evidence-based health principles and the seductive pull of diet culture.</p><p>But are these plans legitimate health strategies — or simply the newest iteration of the same old wellness cycle?Well, let's talk about that...</p><p><strong>Please make sure to follow our work on:</strong></p><ul><li>YouTube @ <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/@Scientific.Health.Education">https://www.youtube.com/@Scientific.Health.Education</a></li><li>Substack @ <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://jeclark.substack.com">https://jeclark.substack.com</a></li><li>Instagram @ <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/sci.health.performance/">https://www.instagram.com/sci.health.performance/</a></li><li>Threads @ <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.threads.net/@sci.health.performance">https://www.threads.net/@sci.health.performance</a></li><li>Bluesky<strong> </strong>@<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://scientific-health.bsky.social">scientific-health.bsky.social</a></li></ul><p>If you want to support what is being published, please make sure to subscribe and become a <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://jeclark.substack.com/about">supporter on the substack</a>.</p>

<p>There has been a lot of discussion about the scientific credibility of the MAHA influenced dietary guidelines recently. But with the rollout of the media and online resources that was met with the rollout of ad blitzes for eating "good food" to counter the messages from others related to accepting the more nuanced understanding of diet, exercise health we need to ask, what's the problem with moralizing food choices? Well, let's talk about that...</p><p><strong>Please make sure to follow our work on:</strong></p><ul><li>YouTube @ <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/@Scientific.Health.Education">https://www.youtube.com/@Scientific.Health.Education</a></li><li>Substack @ <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://jeclark.substack.com">https://jeclark.substack.com</a></li><li>Instagram @ <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/sci.health.performance/">https://www.instagram.com/sci.health.performance/</a></li><li>Threads @ <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.threads.net/@sci.health.performance">https://www.threads.net/@sci.health.performance</a></li><li>Bluesky<strong> </strong>@<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://scientific-health.bsky.social">scientific-health.bsky.social</a></li></ul><p>If you want to support what is being published, please make sure to subscribe and become a <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://jeclark.substack.com/about">supporter on the substack</a>.</p>

<p>There has been a lot of political discussions around the deployment of ICE and DHS through the US, with protests and interactions with officers leading to less than desired responses by some of the DHS and ICE personal. Some want to blame it on lack of training and teaching, but what about the laxity of fitness standards. Is having low fitness a potential avenue for explanation and a way to solve some of these issues. Well, let's talk about that...</p><p><strong>Please make sure to follow our work on:</strong></p><ul><li>YouTube @ <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/@Scientific.Health.Education">https://www.youtube.com/@Scientific.Health.Education</a></li><li>Substack @ <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://jeclark.substack.com">https://jeclark.substack.com</a></li><li>Instagram @ <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/sci.health.performance/">https://www.instagram.com/sci.health.performance/</a></li><li>Threads @ <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.threads.net/@sci.health.performance">https://www.threads.net/@sci.health.performance</a></li><li>Bluesky<strong> </strong>@<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://scientific-health.bsky.social">scientific-health.bsky.social</a></li></ul><p>If you want to support what is being published, please make sure to subscribe and become a <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://jeclark.substack.com/about">supporter on the substack</a>.</p>

<p>We have all been, or see, the student pouring over flashcards of vocab terms, constantly reciting their times-tables. We sit in awe of the Jeopardy champion's ability to seemingly remember every little detail about the most arcane bit of trivia. See the piano student spending hours-upon-hours playing their etudes.</p><p>But what if I told you that none these actually lead to learning or are a signs of knowledge. Well, let's talk about that...</p><p><strong>Please make sure to follow our work on:</strong></p><ul><li>YouTube @ <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/@Scientific.Health.Education">https://www.youtube.com/@Scientific.Health.Education</a></li><li>Substack @ <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://jeclark.substack.com">https://jeclark.substack.com</a></li><li>Instagram @ <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/sci.health.performance/">https://www.instagram.com/sci.health.performance/</a></li><li>Threads @ <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.threads.net/@sci.health.performance">https://www.threads.net/@sci.health.performance</a></li><li>Bluesky<strong> </strong>@<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://scientific-health.bsky.social">scientific-health.bsky.social</a></li></ul><p>If you want to support what is being published, please make sure to subscribe and become a <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://jeclark.substack.com/about">supporter on the substack</a>.</p>