High fat (including saturated fat) diets more healthy than low fat diets: http://www.msn.com/en-us/health/weightloss/low-carb-diets-actually-work-and-are-good-for-you-study-says/ar-AAhxXL3?ocid=spartanntp
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High fat (including saturated fat) diets more healthy than low fat diets: http://www.msn.com/en-us/health/weightloss/low-carb-diets-actually-work-and-are-good-for-you-study-says/ar-AAhxXL3?ocid=spartanntp
Two extremely interesting studies on 20:4. Thank you, simcoeluv. I look forward to when they do such studies with overweight people, but they do have to start somewhere! The results would seem to support the conclusions many of us have reached through personal trial and error.
My cynical side couldn’t help but wonder whether those briefly referred to studies suggesting that skipping breakfast was harmful could have had… sponsors.
Fasting triggers stem cell regeneration of damaged, old immune system
https://news.usc.edu/63669/fasting-triggers-stem-cell-regeneration-of-damaged-old-immune-system/
By outlining how prolonged fasting cycles — periods of no food for two to four days at a time over the course of six months
Fasting for three days can regenerate entire immune system, study finds
An interesting post, wiltldnrUSA, relevant to me at the moment. Thank you for posting it. Chemo can be so debilitating — intriguing if fasting can ease that.
Best eye-rolling quote in response to this fascinating research:
“But I think the most sensible way forward would be to synthesize this effect with drugs. I am not sure fasting is the best idea. People are better eating on a regular basis.”
Sigh.
well as we know the non-listening white coat mafia or devil drs r only about distributing pharma and packing them in as much profit they can squeeze
i think it was socrates who said fast when ur sick not sure??
luckily we do have some drs who really believe in helping people
thanks to all who really use the medical symbol w/ wings
my mom went through chemo wish we had that then
wish u a very healthful life w/ a lot of love and happiness hassle free w/ out any curve balls
Hi:
Report of study showing 2 years of a calorie restricted diet reduced inflammation and did not lower resting metabolic rate: http://www.foxnews.com/health/2016/07/19/cutting-calories-can-lower-inflammation.html. The study leader was featured in Dr. M’s Eat, Fast and Live Longer program.
JASON FUNG – 3 YERS AGO
“the Parable of the Cow”.
Two cows were discussing the latest research on lions. One says to the other that research shows that eating grass was bad for you and eating meat was good. So the cows start eating meat, and they die. One year later, two lions are discussing the latest research on cows. One says to the other that the latest research shows that eating meat kills you and eating grass is good. So, the two lions start eating grass, and they die.
What’s the moral of the story? We are not mice. We are not rats. We are not chimpanzees. We are not spider monkeys. We are human beings, and therefore we should only consider human studies. Animal studies are only needed if there is insufficient human data. However, I don’t think there is a paucity of human obesity or people trying to lose weight. If anything, we have too many studies, not too few. The trick is to have a framework on which to interpret these studies.
We need to focus our energy on topics of relevance. You don’t see professional basketball players spending hours practicing their sewing and needlework. I am concerned about obesity in humans, not obesity in mice. Therefore, I concern myself with human studies only.
A nice article on physiology and psychology of (over)eating
At the end of the article you can click for references
http://www.precisionnutrition.com/eatin … your-brain
The edible bug article was interesting reading! Along that line, I see the Roasted Crickets offered from a distributor I buy other products from, are so popular, they’ve sold out! http://www.optimoz.com.au/products/roasted-crickets-edible-bug-protein
Here is an interesting article about fat metabolism and why some obese people do not develop fat related health issues:
This is the link posted by Anaide (I think it was an error when submiting the text). No bugs. 🙂
Eating too much? You can blame your brain.
http://www.precisionnutrition.com/eating-too-much-blame-your-brain
For me was interesting the part about hormonal satiation, with insulin as a satiety hormone.
Quote: “Some of the more important of these hormones are:
Cholecystokinin (CCK): When we eat fat and protein, the gut releases CCK, telling your brain (through the vagus nerve) to stop eating.
GLP-1 and amylin: Recent research indicates that GLP-1 may be the most unique, and important, satiation hormone. It seems to stimulate the production and release of insulin (a powerful satiation/satiety hormone itself) and slow down food moving from the stomach into the small intestine, among many other impressive mechanisms. Similarly, amylin is one of the few satiation/satiety hormones shown to actually reduce food intake.
Insulin: When we eat carbs and protein, we release insulin. This tells your brain that nutrients are coming in, and eventually tells it to stop eating.”
More useful info in article.
Here’s an article that explains the mechanism of how sugar consumption and high blood glucose levels adversely affects the immune system
http://alternativehealthatlanta.com/immune-system/sugar-and-your-immune-system/
For those interested in Longevity and healthy foods, (not weight loss diets and fads)National Geographics latest publication is about “BLUE ZONES, The science of living longer”. An interesting read and it helps to develop your knowledge of world foods and dietary habits of those who tend to live longer and healthier lives (apparently). Mind you the price will lighten your purse or wallet, at £7.99p it does not come cheap. By the way this is not an advert for said publication.
Good luck out there.
I know I always do better passing on all options that contain any added sugar. In fact if I go long enough without eating any; desserts, sweets, pastries and chocolates can begin to lose their status in my mind/body of actually being food! Somehow there comes a point when those begin to lose their charge and I begin to neutral about them. At these times the beautiful works of art in the bakery window do not beckon me to eat them any more than would the jewelry in the shop window next door. When this happens, I’m at my freest! However, I only ever get to this point if I haven’t consumed the foods with the sugar for at least a month.
The scholarly abstract in the link below explains a chemical reason for why I can’t have that one cupcake without feeling hooked (well at least in mice anyway!), or in other words, why I’m not good at being an intermittent sugar consumer. There are chemical reasons for this since sugar stimulates the same brain chemicals as addictive drugs. So why I’m better off with none, isn’t just because I’m weak willed!
P.S. I found another research paper devoted to the same topic as above. I’m glad the researchers are studying this!
http://www.saber.ula.ve/bitstream/123456789/16164/1/evidence-intermittent.pdf
Thanks Cinque!
After having practiced 5:2 for nearly 12 weeks I’m happy with my size and shape except my belly. I look in the mirror and my belly appears out of proportion to the rest of my body.
A couple months ago I watched a BBC television series ‘How to Stay Young’ featuring Angela Rippon who is a trim, keen tennis player (as well as television presenter) at age 71! However, during the course of the series Angela discovered that she carried 6-7 liters of visceral fat when the average is two! In response I saw Angela Rippon hoe into inulin rich foods and pure inulin powder to address her visceral fat dilemma. Here is a randomized control study which sheds light on the superiority of inulin for the reduction of visceral fat.
https://nutritionandmetabolism.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12986-015-0033-2
This article explains how to start taking inulin and how much to work up to for the visceral fat reducing benefits:
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2016/03/07/inulin-health-benefits.aspx
Lael, this article here has a bit more on the possible negstives of inulin. It also encourages growth of bad bacteria….and may lead to leaky gut. Proceed with caution.
http://www.naturalnews.com/022356_inulin_food_ingredients.html
Hello everyone!
I am Brazilian, a doctor never spoke about Lipodema me, I have found through reading.
Many years with pain and swelling, always gave me diuréricos and never solved, now I lost weight the problem decreased.
What bothers me is the ignorance that lived in relation to chronic disease I have.
If anyone else has this problem we can exchange information.
A hug!!
Hi K-Lo, I’ve regularly consumed that same yogurt that contains inulin and find it works well for me. I just don’t think I would get inulin enough in the yogurt portion to diminish visceral fat, so have bought the powder. The link I posted to the Dr. Mercola article explains how to start on inulin, which is to take a very small amount and over a period of time, slowly increase, which makes sense to me and would be a careful approach. I’ve worked diligently on improving my gut health over the past several years. I’ve had comprehensive stool tests, followed various protocols that my integrative doctor prescribed to balance my gut flora, so am not so concerned with bad bacteria. I don’t eat sugar, which is a main culprit in feeding bad bacteria.
P.S. I also wonder where the author of the Natural News article garnered her information on the negative effects of inulin? Every link she posted in her reference section only lead to articles on the positive benefits. Did I miss something? It just makes me question her research. One of the author’s main reference links has this to say about inulin: ‘No supplement is 100 percent safe but inulin appears to have a very high safety profile.’
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