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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

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 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

This week’s nuggets: July 18-22, 2017

By Jim July 22, 2017

Discussed on the podcast this week were the role of sardines in an LCHF diet, the connection of sugar consumption to markers of obesity, and a comparison of low-carb and low-fat diet-results in an interesting new study. 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: Media Watch, Nugget Tagged With: diet, diets compared, LCHF, low-carb, obesity, podcast, sardines, sugar, weight loss

This week’s nuggets: June 20-24, 2017

By Jim June 24, 2017

Low Carb Nugget podcast cover

At the center this week is an episode about the obesity crisis, the great public health threat of our time. Flanking it are episodes on a possible remedy and a possible obstruction to progress. I'll let you figure out which is which. You can subscribe to the Low Carb Nugget via any of the following: Apple Podcasts Google Play Music Stitcher TuneIn (If you have an Amazon Echo, use the command, "Alexa, play The Low Carb Nugget Podcast on TuneIn.") … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News & Commentary Tagged With: AHA, fasting, obesity, podcast

This week’s nuggets: June 13-17, 2017

By Jim June 17, 2017

Low Carb Nugget podcast cover

This week on the Low Carb Nugget Podcast, I attacked sugar and defended saturated fat. In other words, it was business as usual, but at least I had my voice back. Take a listen! You can subscribe to the Nugget via any of the following: Apple Podcasts Google Play Music Stitcher TuneIn (If you have an Amazon Echo, try the command, "Alexa, play The Low Carb Nugget Podcast on TuneIn.") #16 What's in a name? Does it make a difference what you call a diet? Should Jim call his diet “low-carb” … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Critiques, Media Watch Tagged With: AHA, conventional diet wisdom, fat, ketosis, LCHF, obesity, sugar, war on fat

It’s time to fix the dietary guidelines

By Jim June 12, 2015

"If it ain't broke, don't fix it" is age-old advice that's hard to argue with. The problem is, people often disagree about whether a thing is broken or not. That's the case with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, first foisted on American citizens by their federal government in 1980, and since revised every five years. This year will see the release of the next revision. But will it be a fix? Many see the Dietary Guidelines as seriously flawed and in need of fixing. I'm in that camp -- no … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News & Commentary Tagged With: conventional diet wisdom, Dietary Guidelines, LCHF, obesity, war on fat

The need for carb-free beverages — and friendship

By Jim June 6, 2015

Saturday Short Takes "Low-carb beer lures young men," Adrian Thomas, The Shout. "Low-carb beer finds unlikely niche," James Atkinson, Australian Brew News. According to an industry study, low-carb beer now accounts for nearly 25% of beer consumption in Australia, compared to just 3% in 2006. However, it isn't clear that low-carb dieting is the reason. The largest group of low-carb beer drinkers in Australia are males aged 24 years and younger. Typically, men in that age group aren't as … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Critiques, News & Commentary Tagged With: beer, obesity, sugar

Obesity is about what we eat

By Jim May 28, 2015

I was obese for several years before I began eating low-carb high-fat in March 2011, with a body mass index hovering in the neighborhood of 33 - 34. That's not a great neighborhood to hover in. A person with a BMI of 30 or greater is considered obese. Most of my extra weight was around my middle, too, which is the worst place for it. I have managed to keep my BMI under the obesity line for the past four years. Just barely, at some points, but I've done it. For the past four years, I've been … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Media Watch, News & Commentary, Personal Reflection Tagged With: LCHF, obesity

Obesity, exercise, and magic bullets

By Jim May 16, 2015

Saturday Short Takes Here's a selection of web articles on weight loss and related topics that caught my eye this week. 1. Looking for Magic Bullets to Fire at Obesity According to an article on the MedicalXpress site, "a number of magic bullets" are needed to fight obesity. It's more like magic shotgun shells. After recounting the usual statistics about the extent of the obesity epidemic and its human and financial costs (in this case, with a UK focus), the article moves on to the "bullets." … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Critiques, Media Watch, News & Commentary Tagged With: exercise, LCHF, low-carb, obesity

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