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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Insulin responses to foods rich in carbohydrates and protein
Insulin is often presented as a hormone that is at the core of the diseases of civilization, particularly because of the ins…
Wheat flour, rice and vascular diseases in the China Study II data: Article on Cliodynamics
My article on volume 6, number 2, of the journal Cliodynamics has recently been published; it is titled “Wheat flour versu…
What is the probability that you are NOT diabetic if your fasting blood glucose is 110-126 mg/dl?
Often I hear from readers who have changed their diets and lifestyles toward a more evolutionarily sound direction ( ) tha…
The megafat could be the healthiest
Typically obesity leads to health problems via insulin resistance ( ). Excess calories are stored as fat in fat cells up t…
Hunger is your best friend: It makes natural foods taste delicious and promotes optimal nutrient partitioning
One of the biggest problems with modern diets rich in industrial foods is that they promote unnatural hunger patterns. For e…
Protein powders before fasted weight training? Here is a more natural and cheaper alternative
The idea that protein powders should be consumed prior to weight training has been around for a while, and is very popular a…
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…
Potassium deficiency in low carbohydrate dieting: High protein and fat alternatives that do not involve supplementation
It is often pointed out, at least anecdotally, that potassium deficiency is common among low carbohydrate dieters. Potassium…
There is no doubt that abnormally elevated insulin is associated with body fat accumulation
For as long as diets existed there have been influential proponents, or believers, who at some point had what they thought w…
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…
Strength training plus fasting regularly, and becoming diabetic!? No, it is just compensatory adaptation at work
One common outcome of doing glycogen-depleting exercise (e.g., strength training, sprinting) in combination with intermitten…
Alcohol consumption, gender, and type 2 diabetes: Strange … but true
Let me start this post with a warning about spirits (hard liquor). Taken on an empty stomach, they cause an acute suppressio…
The China Study II: Carbohydrates, fat, calories, insulin, and obesity
The “great blogosphere debate” rages on regarding the effects of carbohydrates and insulin on health. A lot of action has be…
Growth hormone, insulin resistance, body fat accumulation, and glycogen depletion: Making sense of a mysterious hormone replacement therapy outcome
Hormone replacement therapies are prescribed in some cases, for medical reasons. They usually carry some risks. The risks co…
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