In 2010, I wrote a series of blog posts on the health properties of potatoes (1, 2, 3). The evidence showed that potatoes are non-toxic, filling per calorie, remarkably nutritious, and can be eaten as almost the sole source of nutrition for extended periods of time (though I'm not recommending this). Traditional South American cultures such as the Quechua and Aymara have eaten potatoes as the major source of calories for generations without any apparent ill effects (3). This is particularly interesting since...
Wednesday, 19 December 2012
Friday, 14 December 2012
Food Reward Friday
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This week's "winner"...The Pizza Hut hot dog stuffed crust pizza!Read more...
Thursday, 13 December 2012
Is it Time to Re-write the Textbooks on Insulin and Obesity? Part II
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A new paper published on December 6th in the journal Science once again tackles the question of whether elevated insulin drives the development of obesity (1). Mice were generated that lack Jun kinases 1 and 2 specifically in immune cells, impairing their ability to produce inflammation while having very few off-target effects. These mice do not become insulin resistant when placed on a fattening diet, and their insulin levels do not increase one iota. Are they protected from obesity? People who read...
Friday, 7 December 2012
Food Reward Friday
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This week's "winner"... Kellogg's Krave cereal!Read more...
Thursday, 6 December 2012
Is it Time to Re-write the Textbooks on Insulin and Obesity?
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A recent study in Cell Metabolism by Dr. Arya Mehran and colleagues found a result that, according to a press release, "could overturn widely accepted notions about healthy eating habits" (1), and has set the Internet abuzz.In this study, researchers generated mice that lack one copy of the pancreatic insulin gene, and compared them to mice carrying both copies (2). Then, they exposed both groups to a fattening diet, and found that mice lacking one copy of the insulin gene secreted less insulin than the comparison group...
