A study came out yesterday showing that an Atkins diet is better for weight loss, cholesterol levels, and blood sugar control. Let’s take a look.
So first, some good points:
It was a 2-year trial, meaning no one can say “well, it works well in the short-term, but…”. I suppose they can still say it [...]
I’ve closed the poll from last week regarding the types of diets followed here. Out of 232 votes, the results are:
Low-Carb non-Strict Paleo - 38 votes (16%)
General Low-carb - 37 votes (16%)
Low-Carb Strict Paleo - 35 votes (15%)
Low Carb no grains - 25 votes (11%)
Paleo + Dairy/Grains - 18 votes (8%)
Paleo + Dairy - [...]
I was sent a link to this article via my Contact Form, so I thought I’d give my thoughts on it: Diet Overkill: 25 Of the Most Ridiculous (and Ineffective) Popular Diets. There are 25 of them, so I’m not going to go through every one, but let’s take a look at what Ms. [...]
It didn’t take me long to roll my eyes when I saw this headline: Tasty Low Calorie Foods: Fat Hidden In Fiber May Let You Taste, But Not Digest, Rich Flavors.
“Our goal is to keep the fat in the food, but stop it from being digested by surrounding it with layers of dietary fiber,” says [...]
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So I’m late to the party, but it took a long time to get through the request list at the library. I finally got a hold of Gary Taubes excellent book Good Calories, Bad Calories and went through it. My reaction is that this could be the book that turns things around in [...]
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No Traditional Diets post today. I’m still running behind due to things. Fear not friends, it will be rekindled in the near future though. In the meantime, enjoy some other reading.
Do National Dietary Guidelines Do More Harm Than Good? What?!? No way that a dictum from the government to eat [...]
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Amusing thought of the day: I was out to eat with a friend and his friends for lunch today. One of them asked for fat-free Italian dressing with her salad. Now as far as I understand it, “Italian dressing” is typically some type of oil mixed with some type of vinegar and some type [...]
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This important story hit the news yesterday. Here’s the PubMed abstract. Some other folks have already tackled this one, from Chris at Conditioning Research to Regina Wilshire at Weight of the Evidence to Jimmy Moore at Livin’ La Vida Low Carb. But getting big news out can’t be overdone, so I’ll take [...]
Friday, I posted my Letter to Dr. Bryant Stamford regarding his two fallacious articles in my local paper. He responded as follows:
HI, Scott…
thanks so much for the detailed note.
there is the misconception that in some way i’m defending simple sugar products — refined sugar.
i’m not. i think, andi believe the research literature will agree, [...]
In my local newspaper yesterday, I caught a glimpse of an article in a section that I typically avoid because it’s typically nonsense, the Health and Fitness section. Had I not read this article, I could’ve saved myself a good deal of time, but that wouldn’t have been nearly as much fun. The [...]
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