You can eat a lot during the Holiday Season and gain no body fat, as long as you also eat little
The evolutionary pressures placed by periods of famine shaped the physiology of most animals, including humans, toward a de…
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You can eat a lot during the Holiday Season and gain no body fat, as long as you also eat little
This post has been revised and re-published . The original comments are preserved below. Typically this is done with posts …
The War of the End of the World: The health puzzle posed by its survivors
The War of Canudos took place in Brazil in 1896 and 1897. Canudos was a settlement of several thousand deeply religious Chr…
No fat gain while eating well during the Holiday Season: Palatability isolines, the 14-percent advantage, and nature’s special spice
Like most animals, our Paleolithic ancestors had to regularly undergo short periods of low calorie intake. If they were succ…
The steep obesity increase in the USA in the 1980s: In a sense, it reflects a major success story
Obesity rates have increased in the USA over the years, but the steep increase starting around the 1980s is unusual. Wang an…
The lowest-mortality BMI: What is the role of nutrient intake from food?
In a previous post ( ), I discussed the frequently reported lowest-mortality body mass index (BMI), which is about 26. The e…
Maybe you should stop trying to be someone you are not
Many people struggle to lose body fat, and never quite make it to their optimal. Fewer people manage to do so successfully, …
Does strength exercise increase nitrogen balance?
This previous post looks at the amounts of protein needed to maintain a nitrogen balance of zero. It builds on data about i…
The China Study II: Does calorie restriction increase longevity?
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