Lipotoxicity or tired pancreas? Abnormal fat metabolism as a possible precondition for type 2 diabetes
The term “diabetes” is used to describe a wide range of diseases of glucose metabolism; diseases with a wide range of causes…
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Subcutaneous versus visceral fat: How to tell the difference?
The photos below, from Wikipedia, show two patterns of abdominal fat deposition. The one on the left is predominantly of sub…
Hormonal reductionism is as myopic as biochemical reductionism
Biochemistry-based arguments can be very misleading. Yet, biochemistry can be extremely useful in the elucidation of diet an…
Refined carbohydrate-rich foods, palatability, glycemic load, and the Paleo movement
A great deal of discussion has been going on recently revolving around the so-called “carbohydrate hypothesis of obesity”. I…
What is a good low carbohydrate diet? It is a low calorie one
My interview with Jimmy Moore should be up on the day that this post becomes available. (I usually write my posts on weeken…
Cheese consumption, visceral fat, and adiponectin levels
Several bacteria feed on lactose, the sugar found in milk, producing cheese for us as a byproduct of their feeding. This is …
Adiponectin supplementation: Body fat loss
Adiponectin is a hormone exclusively secreted by body fat. This hormone has been recently gaining attention from researchers…
Adiponectin and tumor necrosis factor-alpha levels after a high saturated fat meal
This is one of those interesting studies where the authors start with some pre-conceived assumptions and end up concluding s…
Adiponectin, inflammation, diabetes, and heart disease
Humans, like many animals, evolved to be episodic eaters and spend most of their time fasting. Body fat is the main store of…
Body fat and disease: How much body fat can I lose in one day?
Body fat is not an inert deposit of energy. It can be seen as a distributed endocrine organ. Body fat cells, or adipocytes, …
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