The folly of the mean – Why do they differ so?
A few years ago I did a small study where we combined a ketogenic diet with resistance exercise [1]. After
A few years ago I did a small study where we combined a ketogenic diet with resistance exercise [1]. After
«The upper two sets of figures show Mr. A. Levanzin of Malta, Dr. Benedict’s celebrated subject, before and at the
Obviously! Obesity is a remarkably simple problem to solve. Eat less and move more. When energy expenditure exceeds energy intake,
Whether insulin or leptin or adiponectin or PPAR gamma or NF KB or a bajillion cytokines are the proximate mediators
Leptin About 15 years ago the 167 amino acid peptide hormone leptin was discovered by Jeffrey M. Friedman and colleagues through
I once wrote a short paper about menstrual disturbances in female athletes. Menstrual disorders seem to be more prevalent in
Whatever the individual cause of obesity is, in the absolute majority of cases, carbohydrate restriction works effectively at reducing adipose
Explaining overweight through the effect of insulin and glucose metabolism on fat tissue can so far only be termed a
By defining overweight as excess storage of energy in fat tissue (and consequently to little use of energy from the
The first thing I’m going to do in this blog is to explain what causes overweight and obesity. I’ll also