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…
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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…
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…
Body mass index and cancer deaths in various US states
Ancel Keys is often heavily criticized for allegedly originating the fat phobia that we see today in the US and other countr…
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…
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