Letter to the Editor
https://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2008/08/letter-to-editor.html
I wrote a letter to the New York Times about their recent article "The Overflowing American Dinnerplate", which I reviewed here . ...
Rats on Junk Food
https://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2008/08/rats-on-junk-food.html
If diet composition causes hyperphagia, we should be able to see it in animals. I just came across a great study from the lab of Dr. Neil ...
Hyperphagia
https://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2008/08/hyperphagia.html
One of the things I didn't mention in the last post is that Americans are eating more calories than ever before. According to Centers f...
Media Misinterpretations
https://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2008/08/media-misinterpretations.html
The New York Times just published an article called " The Overflowing American Dinner Plate ", in which they describe changes in t...
Life Expectancy and Growth of Paleolithic vs. Neolithic Humans
https://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2008/08/life-expectancy-and-growth-of.html
If paleolithic people were healthier than us due to their hunter-gatherer lifestyle, why did they have a shorter life expectancy than we do ...
Hunting
https://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2008/08/hunting.html
Like 99.9% of the world's population, I am mostly dependent on agriculture for my food. It's fun to pretend sometimes though. I en...
Composition of the Hunter-Gatherer Diet
https://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2008/08/composition-of-hunter-gatherer-diet.html
I bumped into a fascinating paper today by Dr. Loren Cordain titled "Plant-Animal Subsistence Ratios and Macronutrient Estimations in ...
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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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Although the concept of food addiction remains controversial, there's no doubt that specific foods can provoke addiction-like behaviors ...
