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 …
Dr. Jekyll dieted and became Mr. Hyde
One of the most fascinating topics for an independent health researcher is the dichotomy between short- and long-term resp…
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…
Gaining muscle and losing fat at the same time: A more customized approach based on strength training and calorie intake variation
In the two last posts I discussed the idea of gaining muscle and losing fat at the same time ( ) ( ). This post outlines one…
Gaining muscle and losing fat at the same time: Various issues and two key requirements
In my previous post ( ), I mentioned that the idea of gaining muscle and losing fat at the same time seems impossible to mos…
Kleiber's law and its possible implications for obesity
Kleiber's law ( ) is one of those “laws” of nature that is both derived from, and seems to fit quite well with, empirica…
Fasting for 24 hours and ending up with a bigger waist!? This may be a sign that you are losing abdominal fat
This is such a common phenomenon that you’d expect to see it discussed more often – people fasting for a non-negligible numb…
How lean should one be?
Loss of muscle mass is associated with aging. It is also associated with the metabolic syndrome, together with excessive bod…
How to lose fat and gain muscle at the same time? Strength training plus a mild caloric deficit
Ballor et al. (1996) conducted a classic and interesting study on body composition changes induced by aerobic and strength t…
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