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Glucagon is a hormone that plays an important role in blood glucose control.  Like insulin, it's secreted by the pancreas, though it...

Labels: diet, liver, low-carb, overweight

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Five years ago, I had an interesting conversation with a veterinarian friend about dog food.  We were talking about diabetes in one of the d...

Labels: diabetes, low-carb

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In 2010, I wrote a series of blog posts on the health properties of potatoes ( 1 , 2 , 3 ).  The evidence showed that potatoes are non-toxic...

Labels: Food reward, low-carb, overweight

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Some of you may have heard of an ambitious new nutrition research foundation called the Nutrition Science Initiative (NuSI).  In this post,...

Labels: diet, disease, low-carb, overweight

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I recently returned from AHS12 and a little side trip to visit family.  The conference was hosted at Harvard University through the Harvard ...

Labels: diet, evolution, Food reward, low-carb, metabolic syndrome, overweight, paleolithic diet, presentations, research bloopers

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Aitor Calero writes for the popular Spanish cooking and nutrition blog, Directo al Paladar ("straight to the palate").  We did a ...

Labels: diet, disease, Food reward, gluten, low-carb, overweight

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As discussed in the previous post, a recent study by Dr. David Ludwig's group suggested that during weight maintenance following fat los...

Labels: diet, low-carb, overweight

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A new study in JAMA led by Dr. Cara B. Ebbeling and colleagues purports to challenge the idea that all calories are equally fattening ( 1 )....

Labels: diet, fats, low-carb, overweight

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Previously in this series, we've discussed the role of cellular energy excess, inflammation, brain insulin resistance, and micronutrient...

Labels: diabetes, diet, fats, Kitava, low-carb

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The reaction to my post " The Carbohydrate Hypothesis of Obesity: a Critical Examination " has been overwhelmingly positive, parti...

Labels: low-carb, overweight

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Introduction I'd like to begin by emphasizing that carbohydrate restriction has helped many people lose body fat and improve their metab...

Labels: diet, hyperphagia, Kitava, low-carb, overweight, research bloopers

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Chris Kresser has just posted our recent interview/discussion on his blog The Healthy Skeptic .  You can listen to it on Chris's blog he...

Labels: diet, Food reward, hyperphagia, low-carb, native diet, overweight

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Low-Fat Diets In 2000, the International Journal of Obesity published a nice review article of low-fat diet trials.  It included data from ...

Labels: diabetes, diet, fats, Food reward, hyperphagia, low-carb, metabolic syndrome, overweight, paleolithic diet

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My statements about carbohydrate and insulin in the previous post seem to have kicked up some dust!  Some people are even suggesting I'v...

Labels: archaeology, fats, Food reward, low-carb, overweight

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Chris Kresser , Danny Roddy and I just finished recording the podcast that will be released on May 24th.  It went really well, and we think ...

Labels: diet, fats, Food reward, low-carb, overweight

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I have a lot of admiration for Drs. Edward and May Mellanby. A husband-and-wife team, they discovered vitamin D, and determined that ricket...

Labels: dental health, diet, fat-soluble vitamins, low-carb, minerals, phytic acid

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Background Glucose is the predominant blood sugar and one of the body's two main fuel sources (the other is fatty acids). Glucose, in o...

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About two months ago, I did an interview with Jimmy Moore of the Livin' la Vida Low Carb internet empire. I hardly remember what we ta...

Labels: cardiovascular disease, diet, disease, low-carb, overweight

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Last week, I did an audio interview with Chris Kresser of The Healthy Skeptic , on the topic of obesity. We put some preparation into it, a...

Labels: diet, disease, fats, leptin, low-carb, metabolic syndrome, overweight

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Mark Sisson has been a central figure in the evolutionary health community since he began his weblog Mark's Daily Apple in 2006. He an...

Labels: book review, diet, exercise, low-carb, paleolithic diet