In the last post, I reviewed a study by Gerald Reaven's group showing that insulin resistance strongly predicts the risk of cardiovascular disease over a 5-year period. In 2001, Reaven's group published an even more striking follow-up result from the same cohort (1). This study shows that not only does insulin resistance predict cardiovascular disease risk, it also predicts a variety of age-related diseases, including hypertension, coronary heart disease, stroke, cancer, type 2 diabetes, and even overall mortality...
Thursday, 4 June 2015
Insulin Resistance Predicts a Variety of Age-related Diseases
Posted by Admin in: Cardiovascular disease diabetes metabolic syndrome
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Friday, 29 May 2015
Insulin Resistance Strongly Predicts Cardiovascular Disease Risk
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I recently came across a very interesting paper by the research team of Gerald Reaven, an endocrinologist at Stanford. He has long been one of the leading researchers studying insulin resistance, the metabolic syndrome, and their association with obesity. Reaven's research, and that of many others, suggests that insulin resistance is a central part of the constellation of metabolic disturbances that are so common in affluent nations*. We also have good reason to believe that it contributes to cardiovascular...
Friday, 15 May 2015
Food Reward Friday
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This week's lucky "winner"... Hardee's Most American Thickburger!!Read more...
Wednesday, 13 May 2015
Recent Interviews
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Here are two recent interviews I'd like to share with readers:Danny Lennon of Sigma NutritionDanny Lennon is an evidence-based nutrition coach who publishes a podcast called Sigma Nutriton Radio. We had a nice conversation about why we overeat, including energy homeostasis and the personal economics of food choice. The podcast has a high production value. You can listen to the interview here.Angelo Coppola of Latest in PaleoAngelo Coppola and I hit it off recently due to our mutual interests in gardening and...
Monday, 27 April 2015
New Study Strengthens the Case that LDL Causes Heart Disease
Posted by Admin in: Cardiovascular disease
There is little remaining doubt in the scientific/medical community that high levels of LDL, so-called "bad cholesterol", cause heart disease. Yet in some alternative health circles, the debate continues. A new study adds substantially to the evidence that LDL plays a causal role in heart disease.Read more...
Wednesday, 22 April 2015
Do Slower-digesting Carbohydrates Make Us Feel More Full?
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One of the most common pieces of advice in the health-nutrition world is that we should focus our carbohydrate intake on slowly-digesting carbohydrates, because they make us feel more full than rapidly-digesting carbohydrates. Rapidly-digesting carbohydrates, such as potatoes, stand accused of causing us to overeat, resulting in obesity, diabetes, and many other chronic ailments. Is this true?Read more...
Friday, 17 April 2015
Food Reward Friday
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This week's "lucky" winner... bacon fried Oreos!!Read more...
