Category: Citizen Science Foundation

Heading to Florida with Some New Pins in Hand (Get Yours Here)

I’m excited to announce I’ll be heading to the Keto Orlando Summit this weekend. I’m also excited to announce we made some commemorative magnetic pins for this occasion to help fundraise for the Citizen Science Foundation. If you donate $25 or more (see below), we’ll ship you the pin directly, or I’ll actually hand it …

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Blasting Off Into 2022

Make no mistake, 2021 has been a watershed year for us. There have been many substantial developments both in what has been completed and what has just begun. New Research Spotlight for Siobhan Huggins Early in the year my colleague, Siobhan Huggins was diagnosed with Lipedema and quickly shifted focus to this and related conditions. …

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THE LEAN MASS HYPER-RESPONDER STUDY LAUNCHES TODAY

The Citizen Science Foundation is proud to announce the launch of the Lean Mass Hyper-responder study, effective immediately. This research will be conducted in partnership with the Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA. For official details, eligibility criteria, and how to join, please visit: CitizenScienceFoundation.org/study

One Last Step

One of the challenges in this IRB process is that we don’t have a lot of latitude to give regular updates on it as it unfolds. Under most normal circumstances, aspects of the protocol draft and review, legal and liability considerations, and even the stages of approval are kept quiet until formal announcement and start …

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For Medical Professionals (Part I): Hyper-responders and the Lipid Triad

In recent months, there has been a growing focus in Lipidology on the phenomenon of high cholesterol levels for those going on a low carb diet. In particular, there have been recent case series published in the Journal of Clinical Lipidology discussing this specifically. This increased interest is certainly welcome, and we definitely advocate for …

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