A New Toy
https://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2008/09/a-new-toy.html
I bought a new toy the other day: a blood glucose meter. I was curious about my post-meal blood glucose after my HbA1c reading came back hi...
Inactivity and Weight Gain
https://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2008/09/inactivity-and-weight-gain.html
Most of the papers I read in the field pay lip-service to some familiar stories: thrifty genes ; calories in, calories out; energy density; ...
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A Practical Approach to Omega Fats
https://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2008/09/a-practical-approach-to-omega-fats.html
Hunter-gatherers and healthy non-industrial cultures didn't know what omega-6 and omega-3 fats were. They didn't balance nutrients ...
Omega Fats and Cardiovascular Disease
https://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2008/09/omega-fats-and-cardiovascular-disease.html
I noticed something strange when I was poring over data about the Inuit last month. Modern Inuit who have adopted Western food habits get ...
Omega-3 Fats and Brain Development
https://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2008/09/omega-3-fats-and-brain-development.html
Another interesting study that Dr. Hibbeln sent me is about the link between maternal seafood consumption and neurodevelopmental outcomes i...
The Omega Ratio
https://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2008/09/the-omega-ratio.html
The theory advanced by Dr. Lands and Hibbeln is that the ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acids in the diet is the crucial factor for menta...
Vegetable Oil and Homicide
https://about-diabetic.blogspot.com/2008/09/vegetable-oil-and-homicide.html
One of the major dietary changes that has accompanied the downward slide of American health is the replacement of animal fats with industria...
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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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Although the concept of food addiction remains controversial, there's no doubt that specific foods can provoke addiction-like behaviors ...
