First of all, apologies for missing last week\u2019s edition, what with the end of term approaching it was peak exam and assignment deadline time so we couldn\u2019t quite juggle student new as well, sorry!\u00a0 We hope a research nugget from Harvard, a mentoring offer from ION and a fascinating video from the nutrition researcher Dr. Rhonda Patrick PhD will make it up to you.<\/p>\n
Obesity and Multiple Sclerosis<\/strong><\/p>\n A study published in the journal PLOS Medicine<\/a>\u00a0investigated obesity in early life as a risk factor for developing multiple sclerosis (MS).\u00a0 Previous studies have suggested a link between body mass index (BMI) in the obese range (>30) at age 18 and an increased risk of developing MS.\u00a0 This study was able to suggest the causality of obesity for MS and added that their findings should provide motivation “to combat increasing youth obesity rates\u201d. \u00a0Read more.<\/a><\/p>\n Supervision workshop for just graduated ION students<\/strong><\/p>\n The Institute for Optimum Nutrition (ION) is offering a discount on the one-off supervision workshop on Wednesday for ION graduates.\u00a0 Details for the workshop are:<\/p>\n Interview Dr. Rhonda Patrick on Time Restricted Feeding<\/strong><\/p>\n Dr. Patrick\u2019s interviews are always interesting and this one is no exception. \u00a0Here she\u00a0speaks with Prof. Satchidananda Panda, of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California. Satchin’s work deals specifically with the timing of food and the relationship with our biological clocks governed by circadian rhythm and also the circadian rhythm in general.<\/p>\n Watch it\u00a0here<\/a><\/p>\n\n