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Empty calories V

The final horcrux!  Empty calories induce a feed-forward loop that promotes  over-consumption. … the following evidence is indirect, of course, but very compelling. Food intake measured by an automated food-selection system: relationship to energy expenditure (Rising, Ravussin, et al., 1992 … Continue reading

Empty calories IV

Welcome to the fourth installment, empty calories in everyday life on feeling “full” fullness can be manipulated by a variety of things, but never truly fooled.  Try drinking a fiber-rich beverage (e.g., Metamucil) right before mealtime and then eat slowly… … Continue reading

Empty calories III

Empty calories.  Nutrient density.  Empty calories.  The ANDI score? With the advent of the ANDI, it is safe to say the phrase, school of thought, and cult following to “a calorie is a calorie” is fading.  All calories were not … Continue reading

Empty calories, II

You should be ashamed of yourself! Foods, fortificants, and supplements: where do Americans get their nutrients? (Fulgoni et al., 2011 Journal of Nutrition) The Journal of Nutrition just published an analysis of micronutrient intake in healthy Americans.  The dataset came … Continue reading

Empty calories, part I

Empty calories, part I   Moderation- the avoidance of excess or extremes Balanced- arranged in good proportions What is a well-balanced diet?  Everything in moderation? WRT nutrition, these phrases are meaningless.  There are healthy people around the world who consume … Continue reading

Seed oils.

You asked for it. I’ve written about linoleic acid many times going back about a decade, long before the “seed oil” fiasco.  [Patreon link] Eg, Molested fats, and inflammatory, trans, or linoleate. Also, of relevance: Marijuana (see below) Older theories … Continue reading

Ketones inhibit lipolysis

Petro just posted a brief article about acipimox & the insulin hypothesis.  Similar to insulin’s forte, acipimox inhibits lipolysis.  This leads to expansion of adipose tissue, and eventually, weight gain. Acipimox acts on the same receptor as niacin and ketones, … Continue reading

Energy Balance > CICO

The regulation of energy balance is a long-term process, and it can’t be maintained by counting calories on a day-to-day basis.  Taubes once wrote that exercise doesn’t cause weight loss because it builds up an appetite, so you end up … Continue reading

Alcohol-proof your liver. SFAs.

it probably has other benefits, too.  Tissue lipid turnover, adipose vs. liver. Can the saturated fat & MCTs in dark chocolate & coconut oil protect liver against the ravages of alcohol?  Tonight? The studies discussed in “The liver is evil … Continue reading

Non-sequiter nutrition V. The neglected fats

update: I learned a new trick.  If you haven’t been receiving the regular updates to which you subscribed, it’s probably due to spam filters.  Cure: find the update in your spam folder and reply to it.  You don’t have to … Continue reading