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The 2013 PLoS ONE sugar and diabetes study: Sugar from fruits is harmless

Posted by | 4:00 AM
A new study linking sugar consumption with diabetes prevalence has gained significant media attention recently. The study was published in ...

My transformation: I cannot remember the last time I had a fever

Posted by | 2:22 PM
The two photos below (click to enlarge) were taken 4 years apart. The one on the left was taken in 2006, when I weighed 210 lbs (95 kg). Sin...

Insulin responses to foods rich in carbohydrates and protein

Posted by | 6:22 PM
Insulin is often presented as a hormone that is at the core of the diseases of civilization, particularly because of the insulin response el...

PepsiCo to reduce sugar and fat in products

Posted by | 5:13 PM
I guess PepsiCo is moving ahead of the competition, but in a snail pace and in a very, very politically correct way. Will this help in any w...

Want to improve your cholesterol profile? Replace refined carbs and sugars with saturated fat and cholesterol in your diet

Posted by | 3:11 PM
An interesting study by Clifton and colleagues (1998; full reference and link at the end of this post) looked at whether LDL cholesterol par...

How much vitamin D? Vitamin D Council's recommendations

Posted by | 11:09 AM
Since my recent post on problems related to vitamin D deficiency and excess I received several questions. I have also participated in sever...

Applied evolutionary thinking: Darwin meets Washington

Posted by | 6:44 AM
Charles Darwin, perhaps one of the greatest scholars of all time, thought about his theory of mutation, inheritance, and selection of biolog...

Go see your doctor, often

Posted by | 7:07 AM
As I blog about health issues, and talk with people about them, I often notice that there is a growing contempt for the medical profession. ...

Refined carbs, sugar, and cholesterol: My own experience

Posted by | 8:42 AM
A few years ago I went to the doctor for a routine appointment, and I was told that my LDL cholesterol was elevated. I was in my early 40s. ...