Growth hormone may rise 300 percent with exercise: Acute increases also occur in cortisol, adrenaline, and noradrenaline adrenaline, cortisol, endurance exercise, glycogen depletion, growth hormone, noradrenaline, research, resistance exercise The figure below (click to enlarge) is from the outstanding book Physiology of sport and exercise , by Jack H. Wilmore, David L. Costill, an... Read More
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
Interview with Jimmy Moore, and basics of intima-media thickness and plaque tests arterial stiffness, cholesterol, intima-media thickness, Jimmy Moore, LDL, my experience, research, VAP test Let me start this post by telling you that my interview with Jimmy Moore is coming up in about a week . Jimmy and I talk about evolution, st... Read More
Postprandial glucose levels, HbA1c, and arterial stiffness: Compared to glucose, lipids are not even on the radar screen arterial stiffness, cardiovascular disease, cholesterol, diabetes, glucose, HbA1c, HDL, LDL, lipids, research Postprandial glucose levels are the levels of blood glucose after meals. In Western urban environments, the main contributors to elevated po... Read More
Large LDL and small HDL particles: The best combination cardiovascular disease, cholesterol, chylomicron, HDL, LDL, research, saturated fat, VLDL High-density lipoprotein (HDL) is one of the five main types of lipoproteins found in circulation, together with very low-density lipoprotei... Read More
Growth hormone: The fountain of youth growth hormone, metabolic syndrome, research Growth hormone, also known as human growth hormone, seems to be implicated in a number of metabolic conditions associated with aging, and, m... Read More
Intermittent fasting, engineered foods, leptin, and ghrelin evolution, ghrelin, intermittent fasting, leptin, obesity, research Engineered foods are designed by smart people, and the goal is not usually to make you healthy; the goal is to sell as many units as possibl... Read More
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