Total cholesterol and cardiovascular disease: A U-curve relationship cardiovascular disease, cholesterol, J curve, research, U curve The hypothesis that blood cholesterol levels are positively correlated with heart disease (the lipid hypothesis) dates back to Rudolph Virch... Read More
Long distance running causes heart disease, unless it doesn’t cardiovascular disease, endurance exercise, endurance running, heart disease, J curve, research, U curve Regardless of type of exercise, disease markers are generally associated with intensity of exertion over time. This association follows a J-... Read More
Book review: Perfect Health Diet book review, diabetes, glycation, J curve, low carb, protein Perfect Health Diet is a book that one should own. It is not the type of book that you can get from your local library and just do a quick ... Read More
The China Study one more time: Are raw plant foods giving people cancer? cancer, China Study, J curve, multivariate analysis, refined carbs, research, statistics, U curve, warppls In this previous post I analyzed some data from the China Study that included counties where there were cases of schistosomiasis infection.... Read More
Fasting blood glucose of 83 mg/dl and heart disease: Fact and fiction cardiovascular disease, diabetes, glucose, heart disease, J curve, research If you are interested in the connection between blood glucose control and heart disease, you have probably done your homework. This is a sca... Read More
Nonlinearity and the industrial seed oils paradox J curve, nuts, omega-6 to omega-3 ratio, research, seed oils Most relationships among variables in nature are nonlinear, frequently taking the form of a J curve. The figure below illustrates this type ... Read More
How much alcohol is optimal? Maybe less than you think alcohol, atherosclerosis, diabetes, heart disease, J curve I have been regularly recommending to users of the software HCE ( ) to include a column in their health data reflecting their alcohol consum... Read More