Many readers of this blog have probably heard about the case of the man who ate approximately 25 eggs (20 to 30) per da…

In the comments section of my previous post on cancer rates in the US states ( ) my friend Aaron Blaisdell noted that…

In September last year (2012) I went to South Korea to speak about nonlinear data analysis with WarpPLS ( ), initially…

Last year I traveled to South Korea to give presentations on nonlinear structural equation modeling and WarpPLS ( ). …

A new study linking sugar consumption with diabetes prevalence has gained significant media attention recently. The st…

Obesity rates have increased in the USA over the years, but the steep increase starting around the 1980s is unusual. Wa…

In my previous post ( ) I discussed some country data linking pork consumption and health, analyzed with WarpPLS ( ). O…

The idea that pork consumption may cause cirrhosis has been around for a while. A fairly widely cited 1985 study by Nan…

Kleiber's law ( ) is one of those “laws” of nature that is both derived from, and seems to fit quite well with, emp…

The graph below (from Wikipedia) plots body fat percentage (BF) against body mass index (BMI) for men. The data is a bi…

The “great blogosphere debate” rages on regarding the effects of carbohydrates and insulin on health. A lot of action h…