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... Read More
Triglycerides, VLDL, and industrial carbohydrate-rich foods carbohydrates, cardiovascular disease, cholesterol, HCE, LDL, low carb, statistics, triglyceride, VLDL Below are the coefficients of association calculated by HealthCorrelator for Excel (HCE) for user John Doe. The coefficients of association ... Read More
Ketones and Ketosis: Physiological and pathological forms Atkins, ketones, ketosis, low carb, research Ketones are compounds that have a specific chemical structure. The figure below (from: Wikipedia) shows the chemical structure of various ty... Read More
Long-term adherence to Dr. Kwaśniewski’s Optimal Diet: Healthy with high LDL cholesterol Atkins, cardiovascular disease, cholesterol, free fatty acid, HOMA, Kwaśniewski, low carb, Optimal Diet, research, saturated fat This is a study (Grieb, P. et al., 2008; full reference at the end of this post) that I read a few years ago, right after it came out, and a... Read More
Dried meat: Homemade beef jerky beef, jerky, low carb, Plains Indians, protein, recipe You can dry many types of meat, including beef, pork, goat, deer, and even some types of seafood, such as mussels. Drying meat tends to si... 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
Steamed gulf shrimp with vegetables low carb, omega-3, omega-6, protein, recipe, shrimp Few would argue against eating seafood several times a week, except in the case of seafood allergy. Shrimp is a very good option, especially... Read More
Dietary protein does not become body fat if you are on a low carbohydrate diet carbohydrates, compensatory adaptation, low carb, protein, resistance exercise By definition LC is about dietary carbohydrate restriction. If you are reducing carbohydrates, your proportional intake of protein or fat, o... Read More