Adiponectin supplementation: Body fat loss
Adiponectin is a hormone exclusively secreted by body fat. This hormone has been recently gaining attention from researchers…
March 2010
LDL, chylomicrons, HDL, and atherosclerosis: A lazy Sunday theory
Notes: - This post is a joke, admittedly a weird one, which is why it is labeled “humor” and is filed under “Abstract humo…
A trip to Europe: Some health-related routines and observations
Every year I travel to Europe on business, normally once or twice a year. These trips usually involve meetings with engineer…
More on the Harvard study on saturated versus polyunsaturated fats
This is a follow up on this post , which addressed the main argument put forth in a recent BBC article. The BBC article argu…
BBC article's advice: Replace saturated with polyunsaturated fats
The BBC article is here . It is based on meta-analysis of eight previous studies conducted by Harvard researchers, which the…
PepsiCo to reduce sugar and fat in products
I guess PepsiCo is moving ahead of the competition, but in a snail pace and in a very, very politically correct way. Will th…
Online calculators to assess cardiovascular disease risk: No LDL needed
Researchers can build mathematical equations (sometimes referred to as structural equations) that predict health outcomes ba…
Standard deviation is not the same as range of variation
Often research results are expressed in means and standard deviations. For example, in the study reviewed in this post , it …
Ketosis, methylglyoxal, and accelerated aging: Probably more fiction than fact
This is a follow up on this post . Just to recap, an interesting hypothesis has been around for quite some time about a poss…
Ketosis, methylglyoxal, and accelerated aging: Fact or fiction?
Ketosis is a state typically associated with very low carbohydrate diets, such as the Atkins diet. In this state, the liver …
Steamed gulf shrimp with vegetables
Few would argue against eating seafood several times a week, except in the case of seafood allergy. Shrimp is a very good op…
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, …
