Strength training plus fasting regularly, and becoming diabetic!? No, it is just compensatory adaptation at work compensatory adaptation, cortisol, diabetes, glucose, glycation, glycogen depletion, growth hormone, HbA1c, insulin, intermittent fasting, research One common outcome of doing glycogen-depleting exercise (e.g., strength training, sprinting) in combination with intermittent fasting is an ... Read More
Blood glucose variations in normal individuals: A chaotic mess diabetes, glucose, glycation, HbA1c, metabolic syndrome, research I love statistics. But statistics is the science that will tell you that each person in a group of 20 people ate half a chicken per week ove... Read More
Blood glucose control before age 55 may increase your chances of living beyond 90 diabetes, glucose, glycation, HbA1c, longevity, metabolic syndrome, research I have recently read an interesting study by Yashin and colleagues (2009) at Duke University’s Center for Population Health and Aging. (The ... Read More
The huge gap between glycemic loads of refined and unrefined carbohydrate-rich foods diabetes, glycation, glycemic index, glycemic load, refined carbs, research I often refer to foods rich in refined carbohydrates in this blog as among the most disease-promoting agents of modern diets. Yet, when one ... 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
Book review: Sugar Nation book review, diabetes, glucose, glycation Jeff O’Connell is the Editor-in-Chief for Bodybuilding.com , a former executive writer for Men’s Health , and former Editor-in-Chief of Musc... Read More