December 2015

Growth hormone may rise 300 percent with exercise: Acute increases also occur in cortisol, adrenaline, and noradrenaline

adrenaline, cortisol, endurance exercise, glycogen depletion, growth hormone, noradrenaline, research, resistance exercise

The figure below (click to enlarge) is from the outstanding book Physiology of sport and exercise , by Jack H. Wilmore, David L. Costill, an...

How much protein does one need to be in nitrogen balance?

endurance exercise, muscle gain, muscle loss, nitrogen balance, protein, research

This post has been revised and re-published . The original comments are preserved below.

Interview with Jimmy Moore, and basics of intima-media thickness and plaque tests

arterial stiffness, cholesterol, intima-media thickness, Jimmy Moore, LDL, my experience, research, VAP test

Let me start this post by telling you that my interview with Jimmy Moore is coming up in about a week . Jimmy and I talk about evolution, st...

New Years Resolutions: Be SMART!

Every year at this time we all vow to eat healthy and lose weight and make a list of New Years Resolutions that are typically blown by Janua...

How much dietary protein can you store in muscle? About 15 g/d if you are a gifted bodybuilder

albumin, alcohol, carbohydrates, free fatty acid, glycogen depletion, protein

Let us say you are one of the gifted few who are able to put on 1 lb of pure muscle per month, or 12 lbs per year, by combining strength tra...

Postprandial glucose levels, HbA1c, and arterial stiffness: Compared to glucose, lipids are not even on the radar screen

arterial stiffness, cardiovascular disease, cholesterol, diabetes, glucose, HbA1c, HDL, LDL, lipids, research

Postprandial glucose levels are the levels of blood glucose after meals. In Western urban environments, the main contributors to elevated po...

Large LDL and small HDL particles: The best combination

cardiovascular disease, cholesterol, chylomicron, HDL, LDL, research, saturated fat, VLDL

High-density lipoprotein (HDL) is one of the five main types of lipoproteins found in circulation, together with very low-density lipoprotei...

Oven roasted meat: Pork tenderloin

AGEs, pork, recipe, roasting, tenderloin

This cut of pork is the equivalent in the pig of the filet mignon in cattle. It is just as soft, and lean too. A 100 g portion of roasted p...

Ground meat treats: Zucchini and onion meatloaf

ground meat, meatloaf, recipe

A cousin of the meatball ( ), the meatloaf is a traditional German dish. The recipe below is for a meal that feeds 4-8 people. The ground be...

Growth hormone: The fountain of youth

growth hormone, metabolic syndrome, research

Growth hormone, also known as human growth hormone, seems to be implicated in a number of metabolic conditions associated with aging, and, m...

Intermittent fasting, engineered foods, leptin, and ghrelin

evolution, ghrelin, intermittent fasting, leptin, obesity, research

Engineered foods are designed by smart people, and the goal is not usually to make you healthy; the goal is to sell as many units as possibl...

The 2012 Atherosclerosis egg study: More smoking is associated with more plaque, unless you eat more eggs

cardiovascular disease, cholesterol, egg, heart disease, plaque

I blogged before about the study by David Spence and colleagues, published online in July 2012 in the journal Atherosclerosis ( ). This stud...

Half-hearted Atkins diet and cardiovascular disease

Atkins, cardiovascular disease, HDL, LDL, low carb, research

I would like to comment on a recent article comparing the Atkins, Ornish and South Beach diets (Miller et al., 2009; full reference at t...

38 g of sardines or 2 fish oil softgels? Let us look at the numbers

fish, fish oil, omega-3, omega-6, omega-6 to omega-3 ratio, sardines

The bar chart below shows the fat content of 1 sardine (38 g) canned in tomato sauce, and 2 fish oil softgels of the Nature Made brand. (The...

You can eat a lot during the Holiday Season and gain no body fat, as long as you also eat little

body fat, calorie restriction, dietary fat, fasting, fat loss, Holiday Season, intermittent fasting, palatability, paleo diet, satiety

This post has been revised and re-published . The original comments are preserved below. Typically this is done with posts that attract man...

The China Study II: Wheat may not be so bad if you eat 221 g or more of animal food daily

China Study, longevity, research, statistics, warppls

In previous posts on this blog covering the China Study II data we’ve looked at the competing effects of various foods, including wheat and ...

Atheism is a recent Neolithic invention: Ancestral humans were spiritual people

cave painting, evolution, religion, research, spirituality

For the sake of simplicity, this post treats “atheism” as synonymous with “non-spiritualism”. Technically, one can be spiritual and not beli...

Rice consumption and health

carbohydrates, glycemic index, glycemic load, glycogenesis, refined carbs, rice

Carbohydrate-rich foods lead to the formation of blood sugars after digestion (e.g., glucose, fructose), which are then used by the liver to...

Nuts by numbers: Should you eat them, and how much?

ALA, magnesium, monounsaturated fat, nuts, omega-3, omega-6, omega-6 to omega-3 ratio, saturated fat, vitamin E

Nuts are generally seen as good sources of protein and magnesium. The latter plays a number of roles in the human body, and is considered cr...

Cheese’s vitamin K2 content, pasteurization, and beneficial enzymes: Comments by Jack C.

cheese, pasteurization, research, vitamin K2

The text below is all from commenter Jack C.’s notes on this post summarizing research on cheese. My additions are within “[ ]”. While the ...