Archive for the ‘Insulin’ Category
Diet Does Not Cure Disease
For years, we’ve been hearing that obesity is associated with all chronic disease. We’ve been told to lose weight to lower our risk. However, Reuters reports that Dieting May Not Curb Disease Risk. Why won’t dieting help ultimately? Because the people tend to gain the weight back. This is not so much an indictment against [...]
In: Diabetes, Diet, Disease, Heart Disease, Insulin, Obesity, Uncategorized
Blame Carbs for America’s Ills
Thanks to one of our members on the discussion forum, I found this article, which appeared in the Los Angeles Times. I would have been more impressed if it was the writings of scientists I hadn’t heard of, but nevertheless, it is a nice treatment of the issue. A growing number of top nutritional scientists [...]
In: Cholesterol, Diabetes, Diet, Disease, Heart Disease, Hypertension, Insulin, Obesity, Sugar
Link Between Sugar and Mental Illness
In case you didn’t know, mental instability is also a component of metabolic syndrome. It takes longer to develop but it’s still very much a part of the collection of symptoms. Already, stories are out there showing that the greater amount of insulin circulating in the bloodstream, the less able the body is able to [...]
In: Alzheimer's, Depression, Diet, Disease, Insulin, Sugar
The Twinkie Diet
I’m sure you’ve all heard of this by now, how for 10 weeks, Mark Haub, a professor of human nutrition at Kansas State University, ate one of these sugary cakelets every three hours, instead of meals. To add variety in his steady stream of Hostess and Little Debbie snacks, Haub munched on Doritos chips, sugary [...]
In: Diabetes, Diet, Disease, Heart Disease, Insulin, Obesity, Populations, Sugar
Your Thoughts About Food are Probably Wrong!
Some of my friends across the pond certainly have a clue as to how to end the obesity epidemic. Author Zoe Harcombe has launched the latest salvo with her new book, The Obesity Epidemic: What Caused It? How Can We Stop It? Much like Gary Taubes, she tackles many of the myths that so many [...]
