Posted by Admin | 7:08 AM

Just a little note on the use of language. Clearly there is no such a thing as grain-fed or grass-fed beef, because one does not feed beef a...

Labels: grain-fed meat, grass-fed meat, inflammation, omega-3, omega-6, omega-6 to omega-3 ratio, research

Posted by Admin | 6:03 PM

This is one of those interesting studies where the authors start with some pre-conceived assumptions and end up concluding something else, s...

Labels: adiponectin, inflammation, research, saturated fat, tumor necrosis factor-alpha

Posted by Admin | 5:37 PM

Humans, like many animals, evolved to be episodic eaters and spend most of their time fasting. Body fat is the main store of energy in the h...

Labels: adiponectin, body fat, cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, inflammation, research

Posted by Admin | 10:48 AM

Body fat is not an inert deposit of energy. It can be seen as a distributed endocrine organ. Body fat cells, or adipocytes, secrete a number...

Labels: adiponectin, body fat, fasting, glycogen depletion, inflammation, intermittent fasting, leptin, obesity, research, resistin

Posted by Admin | 10:57 AM

A recent post  on the Primal Wisdom blog led me to do go back to some of the research on an approach to dieting that I tried myself, with so...

Labels: fasting, inflammation, intermittent fasting, Ramadan, research