Interview with Jimmy Moore
http://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2010/06/interview-with-jimmy-moore.html
About two months ago, I did an interview with Jimmy Moore of the Livin' la Vida Low Carb internet empire. I hardly remember what we ta...
In Search of Traditional Asian Diets
http://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2010/06/in-search-of-traditional-asian-diets.html
It's been difficult for me to find good information on Asian diets prior to modernization. Traditional Chinese, Taiwanese and Japanese d...
Low Micronutrient Intake may Contribute to Obesity
http://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2010/06/low-micronutrient-intake-may-contribute.html
[2013 update: I'm skeptical of the idea that micronutrient insufficiency/deficiency promotes obesity. Although the trial discussed belo...
New Layout
http://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2010/06/new-layout.html
I thought I'd spruce the place up a bit! Let me know what you think in the comments.
Nitrate: a Protective Factor in Leafy Greens
http://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2010/06/nitrate-protective-factor-in-leafy.html
Cancer Link and Food Sources Nitrate (NO3) and nitrite (NO2) are molecules that have received a lot of bad press over the years. They are t...
Fermented Grain Recipes from Around the World
http://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2010/06/fermented-grain-recipes-from-around.html
In my last two posts on grains, I described how traditional food processing methods make grains more nutritious and digestible ( 1 , 2 ). I...
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What Properties Make a Food "Addictive"?
Although the concept of food addiction remains controversial, there's no doubt that specific foods can provoke addiction-like behaviors in susceptible people. Yet not all foods have this effect, ...
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I would like to thank Steve Cooksey forpointing this out, but I cannot totally agree with him. Yes, theAmerican Society of Nutrition (ASN) has some serious conflicts ofinterest, but they are not tryi...
Do We Control or Manage Diabetes?
Another blogger and I are having adiscussion – more a disagreement in terminology between control andmanagement of diabetes. I doubt that we will change the opinion ofthe other, but there are differe...
