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The blame for fat shaming
The main reason why obesity is such an emotionally charged issue is simply that it has become entangled with all kinds of aspersions on a person’s willpower and character. It is completely different...
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Do you have to count calories to lose weight? No, of course not. But WHY is the answer no, and WHY do most scientists and people in the media still not get this? There’s nobody better on the planet to...
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Diet Doctor Podcast #14 – Dr. Robert Lustig
361 viewsThe debate wages. Is a calorie just a calorie? Or is there something specifically dangerous about fructose and carbohydrate calories? To anyone who has experienced the benefits of a low carb...
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Controlling hunger – part 2
Controlling hunger is crucial to weight loss. How do you reign in hunger? We all think that eating more or eating more often will prevent hunger, but is this really true? Standard dietary advice is to...
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Several new studies and the concept of “calories”
This week I wanted to highlight an interesting discussion I had with Dr. Tro on the Low Carb MD podcast regarding the calories in/calories out theory of obesity, also called the Energy Balance...
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Are all calories the same?
1,524 viewsAre all calories created equally – regardless of whether they come from a low-carb, low-fat or a vegan diet? Sam Feltham decided to do some self-experimentation investigating just this, and...
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New review: very-low-calorie ketogenic diets are effective for weight loss
At Diet Doctor, we’ve been writing about the benefits of ketogenic diets for weight loss and health for years. Now a large review of clinical trials and cohort studies has concluded that...
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Researchers reveal that nuts have fewer calories than previously thought
There’s no denying that nuts are both nutritious and delicious. Yet for years, people have been cautioned to avoid eating too many because they’re also high in calories. But last week, the USDA...
View ArticleQ&A: Is a calorie deficit necessary to lose weight?
Is it necessary to eat at a caloric deficit in order to lose weight? Could a low-carb diet be to blame for lost periods? And what could be the cause of high blood sugars during your period? The post...
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Bigger breakfasts increase calorie burn rate. Should we care?
How can something as simple as breakfast be so controversial? I am not exactly sure of the answer, but it likely stems from a marketing campaign in the 1980s to anoint breakfast as “the most important...
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