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. Read More
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... Read More
Protein powders before fasted weight training? Here is a more natural and cheaper alternative BCAAs, egg, insulin, muscle gain, protein, resistance exercise, strength training The idea that protein powders should be consumed prior to weight training has been around for a while, and is very popular among bodybuilder... Read More
Dried mussels: A little plate with 160 g of protein (plus some comments on high-protein low-carbohydrate dieting) biomagnification, mussels, protein, recipe, seafood Many hunter-gatherer groups employed various methods of drying to preserve meats. Drying also increases significantly the protein content ... Read More
Low bone mineral content in older Eskimos: Meat-eating or shrinking? BMI, bone density, Inuit, osteoporosis, protein, research Mazess & Mather (1974) is probably the most widely cited article summarizing evidence that bone mineral content in older North Alaskan E... Read More
Insulin responses to foods rich in carbohydrates and protein glucose, insulin, protein, refined carbs, research, sugars Insulin is often presented as a hormone that is at the core of the diseases of civilization, particularly because of the insulin response el... 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
The China Study II: How gender takes us to the elusive and deadly factor X China Study, gender, longevity, protein, research, smoking, statistics, warppls, wheat The graph below shows the mortality in the 35-69 and 70-79 age ranges for men and women for the China Study II dataset. I discussed other re... Read More
Amino acids in skeletal muscle: Are protein supplements as good as advertised? amino acids, BCAAs, ketosis, muscle gain, protein, research, strength training When protein-rich foods, like meat, are ingested they are first broken down into peptides through digestion. As digestion continues, peptide... Read More
The China Study II: Gender, mortality, and the mysterious factor X China Study, gender, longevity, protein, research, statistics, warppls, wheat WarpPLS and HealthCorrelator for Excel were used to do the analyses below. For other China Study analyses, many using WarpPLS as well as H... Read More
Another kind of meatza: Ham, salami and cheese cheese, fermented foods, ham, meatza, protein, recipe, salami A few years ago I wrote about a meatza made with lean ground beef and bison ( ). This post is about another kind of meatza, one that takes... Read More
The China Study II: Animal protein, wheat, and mortality … there is something odd here! China Study, longevity, protein, research, statistics, warppls, wheat WarpPLS and HealthCorrelator for Excel were used in the analyses below. For other China Study analyses, many using WarpPLS and HealthCorre... 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
Gaining muscle and losing fat at the same time: A more customized approach based on strength training and calorie intake variation body fat, fasting, fat loss, intermittent fasting, muscle gain, muscle loss, protein In the two last posts I discussed the idea of gaining muscle and losing fat at the same time ( ) ( ). This post outlines one approach to mak... 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