Topic
Body Composition
Fat loss, lean mass, recomposition, and body-fat measurement.
Casey MillsIs Plant Protein as Good as Whey for Building Muscle?
A 2025 meta-analysis of 30 randomized trials found animal protein only slightly ahead of plant protein for muscle mass, and the gap vanished entirely in the trials that used soy.
Atlas MercerDoes Wearing a Weighted Vest While Losing Weight Actually Protect Your Bones?
A 12-month randomized trial put weighted vests on older adults through a 10 percent weight-loss phase, and hip bone density fell 1.2 to 1.9 percent in every arm, vest or not.
Evelyn CrossDoes Rapamycin Actually Slow Aging in Humans? What the First Year-Long Trial Found
Rapamycin reliably extends lifespan in mice, but the first year-long randomized human trial found it did nothing to its main aging target, visceral fat.
Casey MillsDoes Adding Fiber to a High-Protein Diet Actually Keep You Fuller Than Protein Alone?
Protein gets all the credit for appetite control, and most of it is deserved. But there's a quieter lever sitting right next to it on the dinner plate, and people skip it constantly because they're so busy chasing the…
Max KlineDoes Eating Earlier in the Day Actually Help You Lose More Fat Than Eating the Same Calories Later?
Here is a question I get from people who refuse to count a single extra calorie but still want a free lever: does it matter *when* I eat if the total stays the same? The honest answer used to be "probably not, energy…
Casey MillsDoes Eating Protein at Breakfast Actually Help You Build More Muscle Than Loading It at Dinner?
Most people eat protein like a triangle: a splash of milk in the morning, a sandwich at noon, and then a steak the size of a hardback book at night. Your muscle doesn't love that shape. There's decent evidence that sp…
