Sugar is a misunderstood term. It can mean any number of compounds, each with somewhat unique properties and biochemical consequences. The most … [Read more...]
Effect of diet composition on metabolic adaptations to hypocaloric nutrition: comparison of high carbohydrate and high fat isocaloric diets
(Holy crap, who writes these titles?) Year: 1977 Overview: Two very low-calorie diets were studied, a low carb, high fat diet (LCHF), and a … [Read more...]
Basal and postprotein insulin and glucagon levels during a high and low carbohydrate intake and their relationships to plasma triglycerides
Year: 1975 Overview: A test meal containing gelatin and glucose resulted in much higher levels of insulin and increased insulin-glucagon ratio, … [Read more...]
Response of body weight to a low carbohydrate, high fat diet in normal and obese subjects
Year: 1973 Overview: Subjects with constant carbohydrate and protein intake had their dietary fat content raised continuously up to a daily … [Read more...]
Nutrient Intake of Subjects on Low Carbohydrate Diet Used in Treatment of Obesity
Year: 1970 Overview: 11 subjects were prescribed a diet of 300-600ml of milk and as much meat, fish, eggs, cheese, butter, margarine, cream and … [Read more...]
Finding the right motivation
I was recently approached by a friend who asked me about rediscovering motivation. She explained that she was doing very well with her workouts until … [Read more...]
How we get fat
WARNING: THERE’S, LIKE, SCIENCE AND STUFF IN HERE…CONSIDER YOURSELF WARNED. As I have already explained, calories are not the means by which we … [Read more...]
Good fats and bad fats
As I explained in this article, a ketogenic diet is a very high fat diet. But, as with anything, there are good and bad choices when it comes to the … [Read more...]
The calorie hypothesis
There are a lot of "sacred cows" in nutritional science, none more so than the ubiquitous calorie hypothesis. Ask any ordinary nutritionist, dietary … [Read more...]