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The 14-percent advantage of eating little and then a lot: Putting it in practice

In my previous post I argued that the human body may react to “eating big” as it would to overfeeding, increasing energy exp…

Jul 31, 2012

The 14-percent advantage of eating little and then a lot: Is it real?

When you look at the literature on overfeeding, you see a number over and over again – 14 percent. That is approximately the…

Jul 16, 2012

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…

Jul 2, 2012

The lowest-mortality BMI: What is its relationship with fat-free mass?

Do overweight folks live longer? It is not uncommon to see graphs like the one below, from the Med Journal Watch blog ( ), s…

Jun 18, 2012

How to make white rice nutritious

One of the problems often pointed out about rice, and particularly about white rice, is that its nutrition content is fairly…

Jun 4, 2012

Rice consumption and health

Carbohydrate-rich foods lead to the formation of blood sugars after digestion (e.g., glucose, fructose), which are then used…

May 21, 2012

The 2012 Arch Intern Med red meat-mortality study: The “protective” effect of smoking

In a previous post ( ) I used WarpPLS ( ) to analyze the model below, using data reported in a recent study looking at the r…

May 7, 2012

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