Category Archives: Diabetes

The Obesity ‘Myth’, Addendum

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Dan Hunter

I used to joke that English was a second language for me … my native language was really 8086 computer machine code. And I once had a significant other half-jokingly tell me, “Thank god you’ll never have to make a living based on your communication skills.”
Well, apparently, both of these jokes were not too far off the mark. I’ve had email and PM requests for clarification re yesterday’s post. Sorry if it was too confusing Continue reading →

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The Obesity “Myth”

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Dan Hunter

Obesity. The controversy about it rages on. And just like global warming and the Holocaust, it has it’s share of deniers. I find it flabbergasting that people can be convinced that all those extra pounds are benign, much less healthy, so I decided to look into it to see if maybe I was wrong and they were right. Here’s just the tip of the iceberg of what I found. (Spoiler: it doesn’t support the obesity deniers.) Continue reading →

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Sugar – Could it really be killing us?

Posted on January 11, 2015 by Dan Hunter

Sugar! My sweet, most-beloved! Are you really my enemy? How could that be when I love you so much? That sugar was killing us was the accusation made by its most widely known and harshest critic, Robert Lustig, MD, back in 2009 with … Continue reading →

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3 Ways to Reduce Body Fat Without Really Trying

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Dan Hunter

Within the current context of worldwide obesity and the associated problems with diabetes, I thought a hot topic would be the 3 instances where I tried a new diet experiment and accidentally (!!) lost body fat. I’m assuming the lost pounds were mostly fat, because … Continue reading →

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Rethinking Paleo – the good, the bad and the ugly

Posted on August 23, 2014 by Dan Hunter

Just the other day, I ran into this mostly great blog post by one of my favorites, Stephan Guyenet, that discussed a 2012 study supposedly comparing a Paleolithic diet with a conventional coronary care diet. In this case, I have to disagree with both … Continue reading →

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Yet Another Journal Study that Will Obfuscate Rather than Clarify

Posted on August 23, 2014 by Dan Hunter

A friend sent me a journal link to evaluate and now I have to rant! The journal article was reporting the results of a study comparing the effect on diabetic blood sugar control of a low-carb ketogenic vs a low GI … Continue reading →

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What Is the Best Diet for Managing Diabetes?

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Dan Hunter

This is really part 2 of a “catch-up” series on what I’ve been researching and thinking about recently that started with yesterday’s, “What Do I Know Now That I Didn’t Know Then?“. For anyone trying to manage their pre- or … Continue reading →

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Category Archives: Diabetes

The Obesity ‘Myth’, Addendum

The Obesity “Myth”

Sugar – Could it really be killing us?

3 Ways to Reduce Body Fat Without Really Trying

Rethinking Paleo – the good, the bad and the ugly

Yet Another Journal Study that Will Obfuscate Rather than Clarify

What Is the Best Diet for Managing Diabetes?

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