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From moderate-carb to low-carb
Being who I am, I have continually been mucking over the past few months with my nutrition. In this context, “being who I am” means that I can go geek with just about anything that interests me. So, when I … Continue reading
Posted in Insulin resistance, Nutrition
Tagged American Diabetes Association (ADA), Burn the Fat Feed the Muscle, carbohydrates, David Mendosa, Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution, Gary Taubes, glycemic index (GI), Good Calories Bad Calories (book), ketosis, low vs moderate vs high carb, Lyle McDonald, Richard Bernstein, The Schwarzbein Principle, Tom Venuto, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
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Insulin index
One problem with David Mendosa’s article about the insulin index, which I referenced yesterday, is that the insulin index table he gives doesn’t tell you very much about the foods contained in it. For example, as a correspondent pointed out … Continue reading
Posted in Insulin resistance
Tagged David Mendosa, geekstuff, insulin response, John Berardi, physiology
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Insulin response: It ain't just the carbs
Someone on my insulin resistance forum asked about insulin response to saturated fats. But it ain’t just the carbs, ain’t just the saturated fat which elicit the secretion of insulin in our bodies. A study on the insulin demand of … Continue reading
Posted in Fat loss, Insulin resistance
Tagged anabolism, carbohydrates, catabolism, David Mendosa, dietary fat, geekstuff, insulin response, John Berardi, physiology, protein
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Chemical food
The Environmental Working Group reports of the foods most contaminated by pesticides.
Posted in Ecology, Nutrition
Tagged David Mendosa, Environmental Working Group (EWG), food production & supply, pesticides
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