Search Results for: saturated fat

Brain Health: Intermittent Fasting or Caloric Restriction

Brief note: the definitions of IF and CR vary widely. For the sake of simplicity, in this article, if IF results in weight loss, then it’s also CR. CR, by definition, results in weight loss and typically includes ~3 meals … Continue reading

FOOD PROFILE

Hey Fam, announcement: I’m moving to Patreon soon — will still post about 4-5 articles per month with at least 1 open to the public. The rest will be for Patrons. I’m still trying to figure it out and I’m … Continue reading

Alcohol on keto

This article isn’t about alcohol tolerance.  It’s about your liver. Tl;dr: with a basic knowledge about alcohol metabolism and ketoadaptation, drinking on keto gives me pause. It might be nothing, but it gives me pause. Alcohol is metabolized primarily by … Continue reading

Because chocolate

To improve a memory, consider chocolate –NYT Dark chocolate could improve memory by 25%, but you’d have to eat 7 bars a day –PBS Dietary flavanols reverse age-related memory decline –Columbia University Medical Centre The actual study: Enhancing dentate gyrus function … Continue reading

Ketoadaptation and physiological insulin resistance

This is where the magic happens. Rat pups, fed a flaxseed oil-based ketogenic diet from weaning onward – note the drop-off in ketones after 2 weeks (Likhodii et al., 2002): What happened on day 17? Patient history: these rats have … Continue reading

Lipid Hypothesis 2.0: Eat Butter

The original lipid hypothesis stated, more or less, that lowering blood cholesterol would reduce premature mortality from heart disease.  At the time, it was thought that dietary cholesterol and saturated fat increased the ‘bad’ type of blood cholesterol, so the advice was … Continue reading

Diet study: American Diabetes Association vs. Low Carb Ketogenic

A randomized pilot trial of a moderate carbohydrate diet compared to a very low carbohydrate diet in overweight or obese individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus or prediabetes (Saslow et al., 2014) Disclaimer: this study was not ground-breaking; it was … Continue reading

Fish, dark chocolate, and red wine.

Fish oil fatty acids: EPA & DHA. I’ve read that EPA tends to show slightly better results in outcomes related to mood, whereas DHA tends to be slightly better for cognition.  Not mutually exclusive; probably a lot of overlap.  This … Continue reading

Going Dutch on Dark Chocolate

During the production of dark chocolate, cacao beans are fermented, roasted, and processed into 3 components: chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, and cocoa powder.  These are combined in various proportions to make unsweetened chocolate.  Sugar can be added to make dark chocolate, or … Continue reading

Low carbohydrate diets favorably impact testosterone levels.

It is known.  Carbohydrate restriction improves (lowers) testosterone in women with PCOS.  It works for men, too… but by “works” I mean “increases.” Decrease of serum total and free testosterone during a low-fat high fibre diet (Hamalainen et al., 1982)  … Continue reading