The Omni Diet & Calories
A new book, “The Omni Diet“, was one of the books I flipped through at the store the other day. It appears to be yet another low-calorie, lean meat and vegetables-type diet. The recipes on the website...
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What Happens When You Eat 1,000 Calories A Day?
I wanted to point out an article that looks at the compensations with low-calorie diets in detail. It is free full-text, and here is a portion from the abstract: “For the first time we show that in...
View ArticleWhy Won’t Anyone Take On The Calorie Issue?
Over the last few posts, I have shown how various diets prescribe roughly 1,000 calories a day, along with the potential devasting consequences of this. So here’s one more diet for you. This is...
View ArticleSnow Job
I read an article the other day about the Edward Snowden saga. I don’t really have much of an opinion on the matter, but I was surprised by one of the statements he made. He said the internet is “the...
View ArticleDiets & Protein & Metabolic Rate
Here is a good review article(pdf) on how diets and exercise interact to affect weight loss and other variables. Here is how I would summarize the main points: 1. Any diet program without an exercise...
View ArticleAre High-Protein Diets Better?
I saw a couple new studies that looked at higher-protein diets (here and here). They might be used to make the case that higher-protein diets are better than normal-protein diets. But if you dig in a...
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Are High-Protein Diets Better? Part II
The last two posts have looked at resistance training as being the key for maintaining lean mass and resting metabolic rate during calorie restriction. The next question is whether a higher protein...
View ArticleAre High-Protein Diets Better? Part III
Now that I’ve set the stage with the last couple posts, I want to focus in on this new study: Effect of the protein:carbohydrate ratio in hypoenergetic diets on metabolic syndrome risk factors in...
View ArticleAre Weights On The Way Out?
One trend I’ve been seeing in health is a movement away from traditional weight training. A few years ago, Mark Sisson wrote how he has moved to mostly bodyweight training. Chad Waterbury now says...
View ArticleHunger Can Be Taught
Not much time to comment, but this is a really good article on hunger. I wrote a lot about eating when hungry last year.
View ArticleIs Eating Earlier Better?
I keep seeing a number of studies that show that getting your food intake in earlier in the day is beneficial. This study in mice showed a larger breakfast helped control body weight. This study...
View ArticleOn Doing Without
As new generations arise, there is often new technology that is a part of their life. As such, I think there is always something to learn from previous generations in regards to the value of this...
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Adventures in Testosterone
I read an interesting article the other day about how a man doubled his testosterone levels by natural methods. His dietary change was to add more fat and more cholesterol – more eggs, bacon, etc. By...
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