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I have been regularly recommending to users of the software HCE ( ) to include a column in their health data reflecting their alcohol consum...

Labels: alcohol, atherosclerosis, diabetes, heart disease, J curve

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Perfect Health Diet is a book that one should own. It is not the type of book that you can get from your local library and just do a quick ...

Labels: book review, diabetes, glycation, J curve, low carb, protein

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If you are interested in the connection between blood glucose control and heart disease, you have probably done your homework. This is a sca...

Labels: cardiovascular disease, diabetes, glucose, heart disease, J curve, research

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Most relationships among variables in nature are nonlinear, frequently taking the form of a J curve. The figure below illustrates this type ...

Labels: J curve, nuts, omega-6 to omega-3 ratio, research, seed oils

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In this previous post I analyzed some data from the China Study that included counties where there were cases of schistosomiasis infection....

Labels: cancer, China Study, J curve, multivariate analysis, refined carbs, research, statistics, U curve, warppls

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Regardless of type of exercise, disease markers are generally associated with intensity of exertion over time. This association follows a J-...

Labels: cardiovascular disease, endurance exercise, endurance running, heart disease, J curve, research, U curve

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The hypothesis that blood cholesterol levels are positively correlated with heart disease (the lipid hypothesis) dates back to Rudolph Virch...

Labels: cardiovascular disease, cholesterol, J curve, research, U curve