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Carbs: impairing health, promoting mortality (LCN 68)

By JA October 14, 2017

carbs impairing health

What's the best way to reduce the impact of dietary carbs on our health? Low Carb Nugget 68 If eating lots of carbs will sicken or even kill you, should you eat fewer of them, or rely on pharmacological options to reduce your body's response to dietary carbohydrates? … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News & Commentary, Nugget Tagged With: high-carb, study

Obesity isn’t the world’s only weight problem (LCN 67)

By JA October 12, 2017

obesity worldwide

Is it worse to be obese or half-starved? Low Carb Nugget 67 A new study pooled the height and weight data for nearly 130 million people around the world, aged 5 years and up, over the period 1975 to 2016, to gain insights into weight trends.There was some good news . . . … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News & Commentary, Nugget Tagged With: obesity, study

Announcing the Life after Carbs newsletter

By JA October 11, 2017

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Monthly Newsletter Starting October 31, 2017, I'll be publishing a once-a-month newsletter from this site. Like my blog and podcast, the newsletter will feature news, views, links, and information for the low-carb diet community. Unlike my blog and podcast, the newsletter will come straight to your email inbox on the last day of every month. Expect humor, wit, and sarcasm (when deserved). Updates on my life and waist circumference. Recipes. Oh, and from time to time, the newsletter will … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News & Commentary, Resources Tagged With: newsletter

Intermittency in diet (LCN 65)

By JA October 5, 2017

Intermittency in diet

Intermittency: a dietary change-of-pace Low Carb Nugget 65 When it comes to diet, "intermittency" means making frequent, significant changes in how much you eat. You need to throw your body a dietary change up, and not let it adjust to a single continuous level of intake. (Programming note: I won't be releasing an episode of this podcast on Saturday, October 7th. Just two nuggets this week.) … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Posts, News & Commentary, Nugget, Uncategorized Tagged With: diet, intermittent dieting, intermittent fasting, weight loss

This week’s nuggets: September 12-16, 2017

By Jim September 16, 2017

This is the weekly digest for my Low Carb Nugget podcast. The latest episodes look at an expert's argument for feeding your brain meat, not veggies; consider the difference between rigorous exercise and frequent activity, and which may keep you alive longer; and, finally, critique a recent example of dietary advice in mainstream media. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Media Watch, News & Commentary, Nugget Tagged With: brain health, diet, exercise, mental health, podcast

Mice live longer, healthier on ketogenic diet, studies claim

By Jim September 6, 2017

ketogenic diet mouse

A couple new studies find that a ketogenic diet promotes a longer, healthier lifespan. That's great, but the results have only been confirmed for lab mice. I've written about mouse-based dietary studies a few times over the years. None have impressed me much. Some have seemed quite odd. For instance, way back in 2011, I wrote a post entitled "Eating fish makes mice fat, study claims." Scientists fed some little rodents farmed raised salmon, and some the same diet without salmon, and found the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Critiques, Featured Posts, News & Commentary Tagged With: diets compared, ketogenic diet, ketosis, mouse study, obesity, salmon

This week’s nuggets: August 29-September 2, 2017

By Jim September 2, 2017

This is the weekly digest for my Low Carb Nugget podcast. In the latest episodes of podcast, I discussed solutions to problems big and small. Starting big, I looked at the idea of growing food indoors under artificial light as a way of feeding the world. Then I looked at the most recent research to find that eating lots of carbs and little fat won't extend your life, and may end it. Finally, on a personal level, I considered plans for continuing my blog, my podcast, and my LCHF journey. Each … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News & Commentary, Nugget, Personal Reflection Tagged With: high-fat, podcast, war on fat

High-carb, low-fat diets associated with increased risk of early death

By Jim August 30, 2017

A major new study has found an association between low-fat diets and an increased risk of premature death. The large epidemiological cohort study, published in The Lancet, followed more than 135,000 people in 18 countries around the world to uncover the relationship between dietary macro-nutrients and cardiovascular disease and mortality.  High, middle, and low-income groups were included. The researchers documented nearly 5,800 deaths and 4,800 major cardiovascular disease events in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Posts, News & Commentary Tagged With: cardiovascular disease, conventional diet wisdom, death, low-carb, observational study, war on fat

This week’s nuggets: August 15-19, 2017

By Jim August 19, 2017

On the podcast this week, I discuss the heavy cream that I put in my coffee, the research studies that trigger alarming headlines but shouldn't,  and the record-keeping that contributes to weight loss. Subscribe to the Low Carb Nugget through any of the following services: Apple Podcasts Google Play Music Stitcher TuneIn (With the Amazon Echo, use the command, “Alexa, play The Low Carb Nugget Podcast on TuneIn.”) … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food, News & Commentary, Nugget, Science Follies Tagged With: coffee, cream, podcast, weighing in, weight loss

This week’s nuggets: August 1-5, 2017

By Jim August 5, 2017

This week, the podcast focused on the problem of obesity and what to do about it. Can getting more sleep help you reduce excess body fat? How many hours would you need? What about eating more plant-based food and less animal-based food? Do long-term food consumption statistics for Americans support the idea of eating vegetarian to combat obesity? And just what percentage of U.S. adults are obese? What do the trend lines show? … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News & Commentary, Nugget Tagged With: food, obesity, podcast, weight gain

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