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Whole grain consumption and/or many other factors may help you live longer

By Jim March 26, 2015 Leave a Comment

From the headlines, you'd think that just eating more whole grain would enable you to live to a very ripe old age. "Eat Whole Grains For A Long Life, New Study Says" (Forbes). "Fiber From Whole Grains Linked To Longer Life" (Huffington Post) "More Whole Grains May Boost Life Span" (WebMD) It turns out that things are more complicated than the headlines. There are many factors determining when you bid the world good-bye, with how much whole grain you chewed your way through possibly being … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Critiques, Media Watch, Science Follies Tagged With: death, diet, inflammation, observational study, Paleo, whole grain

Low-carb diets and dental health

By Jim October 26, 2011 4 Comments

Beautiful smile

Examining the relationship between low-carb diets and dental health Last updated: April 2017 When you eat a healthier diet and lose weight, you can reasonably expect good news from a medical exam.  I've gotten such good news in the past few months: lower blood pressure and improved blood lipid numbers. But I wasn't expecting diet-related good news from my semi-annual dental cleaning and exam. I got some anyway. My teeth were fine. I have a bunch of fillings from years ago, and sometimes one … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Posts, Low-Carb Basics Tagged With: cavities, gingivitis, gum disease, inflammation, low-carb, snacks, soda pop, sugar

Beliefs can cause inflammation of the brain

By Jim August 9, 2011 4 Comments

beef steak

How dangerous is that beef-steak? Beliefs, dogmas and habits of mind are powerful things. I'd sooner have them on my side in an argument than the puny forces of reason and evidence. Take the belief that saturated fat is the source of all evil in the modern diet. It's a deeply and widely held notion in the Western World. Somehow, we all just know that eating red meat will kill us by clogging up our arteries with its saturated fat. Doctors, nutritionists, media pundits and ordinary people have … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Critiques, Featured Posts, Food, Media Watch Tagged With: conventional diet wisdom, grass-fed, inflammation, red meat, saturated fat, Taubes

Low-carb brunch on a summer Sunday

By Jim August 7, 2011 1 Comment

Sunday Brunch, low carb style

I took a walk this morning, swinging around the city cemetery (always inspirational), and came loping home with an appetite. That, of course, is the rub for all those who think they can work-out to lose weight. The more you work, the hungrier you get. Having eaten a modest breakfast four-and-a-half hours earlier, I figured a low-carb brunch was in order. Here's what I made myself: Pictured are two eggs scrambled in coconut oil, a salmon patty, and five halved fresh strawberries. The salmon … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Posts, Food, Low-Carb Basics Tagged With: breakfast, coconut oil, eggs, exercise, food, inflammation, low-carb, salmon, saturated fat, strawberries

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