Inspiration
https://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2008/12/inspiration_27.html
I find it inspirational to read the success stories that others post in the various forums I read. Some are spectacular, some seem ordinary ...
Butter, Margarine and Heart Disease
https://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2008/12/butter-margarine-and-heart-disease.html
Shortly after World War II, margarine replaced butter in the U.S. food supply. Margarine consumption exceeded butter in the 1950s. By 1975...
The Fundamentals
https://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2008/12/the-fundamentals.html
I heard an interview of Michael Pollan yesterday on Talk of the Nation . He made some important points about nutrition that bear repeating....
Smoking and Diabetes
https://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2008/12/smoking-and-diabetes_16.html
So, you're a smoker and you've been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. And you're sick of people telling you to quit? Yeah, I know....
U.S. Weight, Lifestyle and Diet Trends, 1970- 2007
https://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2008/12/us-weight-lifestyle-and-diet-trends.html
For this post, I compiled statistics on U.S. weight, health and lifestyle trends, and graphed them as consistently as possible. They span t...
Peripheral vs. Ectopic Fat
https://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2008/12/peripheral-vs-ectopic-fat.html
I went to an interesting presentation the other day by Dr. George Ioannou of the University of Washington, on obesity and liver disease. He...
Polyunsaturated Fat Intake: What About Humans?
https://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2008/12/polyunsaturated-fat-intake-what-about.html
Now we know how to raise a healthy pig or rat: balance omega-6 linoleic acid (LA) and omega-3 alpha-linolenic acid (LNA) and keep both relat...
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Blood lipids such as LDL and HDL cholesterol are markers of the biological processes that impact cardiovascular disease, and they are common...
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Get ready for information overload. Books The books below are well worth reading. I benefited most from Gretchen Becker's book, and Bern...
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I live in a country that uses mmol/L (mmol per litre) as the units for measurement of blood glucose and cholesterol levels, the most common ...
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I would like to thank Steve Cooksey for pointing this out, but I cannot totally agree with him. Yes, the American Society of Nutrition (ASN...
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No, this is not an April fools joke. Not going to admit it are you? I can just about guess that at sometime, one of my readers has done thi...
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The different reports I intend to comment on may seem a bit disconnected as you read this; however, I think you will see the common thread. ...
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Warning -- Satire -- April Fool's Post Do you feel sad sometimes? Are you tired when you get up in the morning? Do you get winded runni...
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Disclaimer: The following is a guest post from a fellow reader of this blog, and a person living with type 2 diabetes as well as HIV. The t...
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Hunter-gatherers and healthy non-industrial cultures didn't know what omega-6 and omega-3 fats were. They didn't balance nutrients ...
