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Low fat – another nail in the coffin
So here’s an interesting study: «Effects of a lifestyle intervention in metabolically benign and malign obesity.« From the intro: “In the last few years it has been shown that metabolically healthy obese (MHO) individuals comprise roughly 30% of obese people and 10% of the adult general population [1– 5]. In addition to having insulin sensitivity…
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Science and religion
He held forth on a great range of topics, on some of which he was thoroughly expert but on others of which he may have derived his views from the few pages of a book at which he had happened to glance. The air of authority was the same in both cases. Roy Harrod about…
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My beloved science and me
I am no expert on anything, except perhaps on being me, of which I have an entire lifetime of experience. I don’t know much about biochemistry, about anthropology, anatomy or physiology in general. I got through my entire low quality typically Norwegian education in sport sciences almost completely without taking notes (it’s difficult to listen…
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New dietary guidelines – the fairies are rejoicing
Nonsense, n; That which is not sense; spoken or written words which make no sense or convey absurd ideas; also, absurd or senseless action. I am writing nonsense, but it is because no sense within my mind will answer the purpose. Hawthorne (1871) All around are heated discussions and angry tweeters, heads are being slammed…
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Intermission – religion and science
Some thoughts on the brink of a new year. An intermission in the exercise for fat loss rambling was at its place. There are people in this world, quite a few people, who would let their children die in the hands of a holy man rather than have them live by the hands of a…
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A scientist’s dilemma
I would like to consider myself a scientist – or at the very least a man of science. I do science for a living, although admittedly I don’t actually know what science is. When I talk to people about nutrition, whether in person or in front of a class, I make an attempt at presenting…
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The death of a theory
«If I haven’t seen further than others it’s because giants were standing on my shoulders« – Richard Feinman quoting Hal Abelson quoting his roommate. I’ve been reading a fantastic book lately. Lee Smolins “The trouble with physics – The Rise of String Theory, the Fall of a Science, and What Comes Next.” The book is exactly…
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Does it fit the facts?
Explaining overweight through the effect of insulin and glucose metabolism on fat tissue can so far only be termed a hypothesis. It is a hypothesis build primarily on physiological knowledge. The next logical step is to check if the hypothesis fits the observations that have been done and if it can adequately explain these observations.…
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The start of a yet another blog
So I thought I’d try this blog thingy out. It’s so modern these days. This blog will be dedicated to my passion for health science and especially diet and exercise. It is, as you may have noticed in English, and not very good English at that. Although English is not my native language, it is…
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