Kamal is a nutrition researcher with an MPH and MBA from Johns Hopkins University, and is on hiatus from a PhD in nutrition, in which he researched the link between diet and chronic pain. He has published peer-reviewed articles on vitamin D and calcium as well as a variety of clinical research topics. Kamal is the director of Examine.com, which is an independent and unbiased encyclopedia on supplementation and nutrition.
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When he got into nutrition research
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What is Examine.com all about
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How they decide what supplements look into
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How to evaluate research and the hierarchy of evidence
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Red flags to look for results
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Why abstracts and conclusions can be misleading
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The biggest issues with supplement research trials
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What you should look out for when buying supplements
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How to pay attention to your body when taking supplements
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The supplement categories that are a waste of time
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Supplements that are good for most people
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Understanding how little he knows through further research
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Research he has done on meditation
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Why meditation has become more important as technology has advanced
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Why getting in nature can be as good as meditation
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The goals of Examine.com
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The information products that Examine.com produces
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