Kitava: Wrapping it Up
https://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2008/08/kitava-wrapping-it-up.html
There's a lot to be learned from the Kitava study. Kitavans eat a diet of root vegetables, coconut, fruit, vegetables and fish and have...
Cardiovascular Risk Factors on Kitava, Part IV: Leptin
https://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2008/08/cardiovascular-risk-factors-on-kitava.html
Leptin is a hormone that is a central player in the process of weight gain and chronic disease. Its existence had been predicted for decad...
Cardiovascular Risk Factors on Kitava, Part III: Insulin
https://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2008/08/cardiovascular-risk-factors-on-kitava_17.html
The Kitava study continues to get more and more interesting in later publications. Dr. Lindeberg and his colleagues continued exploring dis...
Be Smart, Be Skeptical
https://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2008/08/be-smart-be-skeptical_17.html
The internet is a wonderful and empowering tool for us in this modern age. I am very grateful that it was available to me as a source of kno...
Cardiovascular Risk Factors on Kitava, Part II: Blood Lipids
https://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2008/08/cardiovascular-risk-factors-on-kitava_15.html
The findings in the previous post are all pretty much expected in a population that doesn't get heart disease. However, things started ...
Cardiovascular Risk Factors on Kitava, Part I: Weight and Blood Pressure
https://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2008/08/cardiovascular-risk-factors-on-kitava_14.html
The Kitavans are an isolated population free of cardiovascular disease and stroke, despite the fact that more than three quarters of them sm...
The Kitavans: Wisdom from the Pacific Islands
https://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2008/08/the-kitavans-wisdom-from-pacific-islands.html
There are very few cultures left on this planet that have not been affected by modern food habits. There are even fewer that have been stud...
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