Hormonal reductionism is as myopic as biochemical reductionism adiponectin, evolution, interleukin-10, interleukin-6, leptin, resistin, tumor necrosis factor-alpha Biochemistry-based arguments can be very misleading. Yet, biochemistry can be extremely useful in the elucidation of diet and lifestyle effe... Read More
Body mass index and cancer deaths in various US states BMI, body fat, cancer, research, tumor necrosis factor-alpha Ancel Keys is often heavily criticized for allegedly originating the fat phobia that we see today in the US and other countries, perhaps wit... Read More
Adiponectin and tumor necrosis factor-alpha levels after a high saturated fat meal adiponectin, inflammation, research, saturated fat, tumor necrosis factor-alpha This is one of those interesting studies where the authors start with some pre-conceived assumptions and end up concluding something else, s... Read More
Subcutaneous versus visceral fat: How to tell the difference? adiponectin, body fat, leptin, research, tumor necrosis factor-alpha The photos below, from Wikipedia, show two patterns of abdominal fat deposition. The one on the left is predominantly of subcutaneous abdomi... Read More
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... Read More
There is no doubt that abnormally elevated insulin is associated with body fat accumulation body fat, carbohydrates, glucose, insulin, my experience, tumor necrosis factor-alpha For as long as diets existed there have been influential proponents, or believers, who at some point had what they thought were epiphanies. ... Read More