Melissa McEwen recently brought to my attention a blog post by Bix Weber, the Fanatic Cook, “Diabetes is a Disorder of Fat Metabolism.” Weber cites a 2009 study published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation entitled “Mitochondrial H2O2 emission and cellular redox state link excess fat intake to insulin resistance in both rodents and humans” …
Paul and Shou-Ching Jaminet’s The Perfect Health Diet is a great book. I have discussed some caveats, but ultimately I think it is excellent and many people would benefit from reading it. You can read my review here: Paul and Shou-Ching Jaminet’s The Perfect Health Diet If you’d like, come back and post your comments here!
In a recent post, I pointed out that perhaps as many as 100 million Americans have some degree of fatty liver disease. Why? Alcohol has been blamed since the 1800s, but we currently have an epidemic of nonalcoholic fatty liver. Some researchers, such as Dr. Robert Lustig, are making the case against fructose. Naturally, the nutritional establishment …
I’m sure you’ve seen the commercials. A spiffy salesman walks on screen, smiles, and says “Hi, I’m from the Corn Refiners Association, and I’m here to sell you the new American Dream. You can have all the degenerative diseases of modern civilization in a package deal so cheap it’s practically free. All you have to pay …
A few readers alerted me to a new study claiming that a plant-based, low-carb “Eco-Atkins” diet is associated with a lower risk of mortality and disease, while an animal-based low-carb diet is associated with an increased risk of mortality and disease, as well as an editorial by Dean Ornish in the Huffington Post lauding the …
Dr. William Davis is a practicing cardiologist in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He publishes interesting thoughts and practical advice on his Heart Scan Blog. Recently, he suggested measuring your blood sugar one hour after meals in order to determine what foods are best for you. Meals that result in a blood sugar under 110 mg/dL one hour …
In my Cholesterol Podcast on the Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show with Jimmy Moore, I offered the view that atherosclerosis and many other degenerative diseases can be seen as a process of oxidative damage wherein polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) get damaged by toxins, heavy metals, and byproducts of normal metabolism, break into pieces, and then …