# FB Weekly Readings **URL:** \ **Category:** Medical Q&A \[Moderated\]\ **Created:** [November 6, 2018, 3:58am UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/fb-weekly-readings/3908 "2018-11-06T03:58:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![fairleewell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5fc32e/32.png) [@fairleewell](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/fairleewell)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2020, 3:54am UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/fb-weekly-readings/3908/41 "2020-08-07T03:54:13Z")
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**Author:** ![Austin\_Baraki](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/austin_baraki/32/1095_2.png) [@Austin\_Baraki](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Austin_Baraki)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2020, 10:21pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/fb-weekly-readings/3908/42 "2020-08-08T22:21:12Z")
Weekend reading / listening / watching 1. Effects of Resistance Training on Muscle Size and Strength in Very Elderly Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials > **[Effects of Resistance Training on Muscle Size and Strength in Very Elderly...](https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40279-020-01331-7)** > > Background Effects of resistance training on muscle strength and hypertrophy are well established in adults and younger elderly. However, less is currently known about these effects in the very elderly (i.e., 75 years of age and older). Objective To... 1. You Are Not So Smart: Masks > **[YANSS 185 – Why the reason some people refuse to wear masks during a pandemic...](https://youarenotsosmart.com/2020/07/31/yanss-185-why-the-reason-behind-why-some-people-refuse-to-wear-masks-during-a-pandemic-has-little-to-do-with-the-masks-themselves/)** > > In this episode of the You Are Not So Smart Podcast, we sit down with four experts on human behavior to try and understand how wearing masks, during the COVID-19 pandemic, became politicized. In th… 1. Sciatica Podcast: Sciatica in the ED > **[Sciatica in the ED with Michelle Angus. And, So long, gabapentinoids?](https://tomjesson.substack.com/p/sciatica-in-the-ed-with-michelle?r=1nvi9)** > > Welcome to the eighth edition of my sciatica newsletter! 1. HBO: The Weight of Gold [https://www.hbo.com/documentaries/the-weight-of-gold](https://www.hbo.com/documentaries/the-weight-of-gold) 1. Science, advocacy, and quackery in nutritional books: an analysis of conflicting advice and purported claims of nutritional best-sellers [https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-020-0415-6](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-020-0415-6) ---
**Author:** ![Austin\_Baraki](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/austin_baraki/32/1095_2.png) [@Austin\_Baraki](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Austin_Baraki)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2020, 4:01pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/fb-weekly-readings/3908/43 "2020-09-27T16:01:46Z")
1. "Of Rats and Sydney Diet-Heart: Drawing a Line Under Polyunsaturated Pseudoscience” > **[Of Rats and Sydney Diet-Heart: Drawing a Line Under Polyunsaturated...](https://www.alineanutrition.com/2020/09/26/of-rats-and-sydney-diet-heart-drawing-a-line-under-polyunsaturated-pseudoscience/)** > > To say that hysteria about the health effects of polyunsaturated fats \[PUFA\] has reached fever pitch may be an understatement. … 1. “Even a low-dose of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity reduces mortality by 22% in adults aged ≥60 years: a systematic review and meta-analysis” > **[Even a low-dose of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity reduces mortality...](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26238869/)** > > A dose of MVPA below current recommendations reduced mortality by 22% in older adults. A further increase in physical activity dose improved these benefits in a linear fashion. Older adults should be encouraged to include even low doses of MVPA in... 1. “There is more to pain than tissue damage: eight principles to guide care of acute non-traumatic pain in sport” > **[There is more to pain than tissue damage: eight principles to guide care of...](https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/55/2/75)** > > Musculoskeletal pain in athletes is common, but not always associated with injury (ie, tissue damage).1 Damage occurs when load exceeds tissue tolerance, such as ligament tear or a fracture. However, pain in athletes that occurs in the absence of... 1. “The misunderstood limits of folk science: an illusion of explanatory depth” > **[The misunderstood limits of folk science: an illusion of explanatory depth](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3062901/)** > > People feel they understand complex phenomena with far greater precision, coherence, and depth than they really do; they are subject to an illusion—an illusion of explanatory depth. The illusion is far stronger for explanatory knowledge than many ... 1. “Complexity and clinical care" > **[Complexity and clinical care](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1121241/)** ---
**Author:** ![Austin\_Baraki](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/austin_baraki/32/1095_2.png) [@Austin\_Baraki](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Austin_Baraki)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2021, 10:44pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/fb-weekly-readings/3908/44 "2021-02-08T22:44:58Z")
Does Taking Vitamin D Prevent or Treat COVID-19? > **[Does Taking Vitamin D Prevent or Treat COVID-19?](https://blogs.jwatch.org/hiv-id-observations/index.php/does-taking-vitamin-d-prevent-or-treat-covid-19/2021/02/07/)** > > Vitamin D supplementation — critical in prevention and treatment of COVID-19? Or does it do nothing — except further enrich the vitamin and supplements industry, which is worth more than 100 billion dollars? The challenge is figuring out... “Important Conversations” Are Needed to Explain the Nocebo Effect [https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…rticle/2776228](https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2776228) Effect of food variety on intake of a meal: a systematic review and meta-analysis [https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/advanc…qaa352/6123941](https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ajcn/nqaa352/6123941) Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for musculoskeletal pain > **[Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for musculoskeletal pain](https://www.bmj.com/content/372/bmj.n104)** > > \### What you need to know > > A 65 year old patient has been troubled with intermittent low back pain for years, for which you prescribed ibuprofen 400 mg up to three times daily as needed. For the past four months, persistent knee pain, not associated... Low back pain and the social determinants of health: a systematic review and narrative synthesis [https://journals.lww.com/pain/Abstra…ants\_of.6.aspx](https://journals.lww.com/pain/Abstract/2020/11000/Low_back_pain_and_the_social_determinants_of.6.aspx) ---
**Author:** ![umair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e495f1/32.png) [@umair](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/umair)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2021, 12:41am UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/fb-weekly-readings/3908/45 "2021-03-28T00:41:00Z")
**Daily Exercise for Belly Fat:-[/B]** **We know daily exercise is good for optimizing health. As we know everyone is worried about belly fat.** **I bring for you some easy exercises and information to finish belly fat in few days. It’s easy to overwhelm with this work.** **Checkout the exercise videos you can do for ultimate fitness as well as finish belly fat. Combine them into routine for workout that’s simple but powerful and sure to keep you in shape for the rest of your life.** **Video 1: [ShrinkMe.io](https://shrinke.me/Day-1)** **Video 2: [https://shrinke.me/Day-2](https://shrinke.me/Day-2)** **Video 3: [https://shrinke.me/Day-3](https://shrinke.me/Day-3)** ---
**Author:** ![Austin\_Baraki](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/austin_baraki/32/1095_2.png) [@Austin\_Baraki](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Austin_Baraki)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2021, 3:05pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/fb-weekly-readings/3908/46 "2021-09-27T15:05:52Z")
1. HOW to start resuming meaningful activities even when they hurt [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/barbellmedicine/original/2X/4/4b2de1bf9d49898df96e39fecf6354f7af88e7c9.jpeg "HOW to start resuming meaningful activities even when they hurt") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Y7iI9B90zM) 1. Excellent Twitter thread: “The obesity-COVID association is massively overstated” [https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1…380477440.html](https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1438298872380477440.html) 1. “The future of weight loss”, by Stephen Guyenet [https://www.worksinprogress.co/issue…f-weight-loss/](https://www.worksinprogress.co/issue/the-future-of-weight-loss/) 1. “The Anabolic Response to Plant-Based Protein Ingestion” [https://link.springer.com/article/10…79-021-01540-8](https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40279-021-01540-8) ---
**Author:** ![Austin\_Baraki](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/austin_baraki/32/1095_2.png) [@Austin\_Baraki](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Austin_Baraki)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2025, 12:24pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/fb-weekly-readings/3908/47 "2025-07-24T12:24:34Z")
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