An adult human has about 5 l of blood in circulation. Considering a blood glucose concentration of 100 mg/dl, this translates into a total a...
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Showing posts with label insulin. Show all posts
Exercise and blood glucose levels: Insulin and glucose responses to exercise
The notion that exercise reduces blood glucose levels is widespread. That notion is largely incorrect. Exercise appears to have a positive e...
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Lipotoxicity or tired pancreas? Abnormal fat metabolism as a possible precondition for type 2 diabetes
The term “diabetes” is used to describe a wide range of diseases of glucose metabolism; diseases with a wide range of causes. The diseases i...
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Refined carbohydrate-rich foods, palatability, glycemic load, and the Paleo movement
adiponectin,
glycemic index,
glycemic load,
insulin,
leptin,
paleo diet,
research,
tumor necrosis factor-alpha
A great deal of discussion has been going on recently revolving around the so-called “carbohydrate hypothesis of obesity”. I will use the ac...
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Potassium deficiency in low carbohydrate dieting: High protein and fat alternatives that do not involve supplementation
It is often pointed out, at least anecdotally, that potassium deficiency is common among low carbohydrate dieters. Potassium deficiency can ...
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What is a good low carbohydrate diet? It is a low calorie one
adiponectin,
Atkins,
carbohydrates,
fish,
growth hormone,
insulin,
Jimmy Moore,
low carb,
my experience
My interview with Jimmy Moore should be up on the day that this post becomes available. (I usually write my posts on weekends and schedule ...
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Growth hormone, insulin resistance, body fat accumulation, and glycogen depletion: Making sense of a mysterious hormone replacement therapy outcome
Hormone replacement therapies are prescribed in some cases, for medical reasons. They usually carry some risks. The risks come in part from ...
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There is no doubt that abnormally elevated insulin is associated with body fat accumulation
For as long as diets existed there have been influential proponents, or believers, who at some point had what they thought were epiphanies. ...
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