Calorie Smasher Feltham Says “Hi” to His Swedish LCHF Fans
Sam Feltham continues to kill the outdated idea that a calorie is always a calorie. He gained five times more weight (!) on junk food carbohydrates than on the exact same amount of calories on an LCHF...
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“Fat Is In, Sugar Is Out”
Good fat, good fat, sugarThe paradigm shift continues. More and more experts stop being unnecessarily afraid of fat. More and more people blame the obesity epidemic on junk food, with added sugar and...
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The Problem Is the Soda. Not the Calories.
The latest issue of the science journal Diabetes Care has two articles about sugar. Soda consumption in the US has increased fivefold in the last 50 years, to 200 liters (211 quarts) per person and...
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A Calorie Is Not a Calorie – Not Even Close
A calorie is not a calorie. Some calories may, for example, make you burn 300 more calories per day (corresponding to 30 minutes of running).The figure above shows that a strict low-carbohydrate diet...
View ArticleDo You Want to Watch the Excellent Obesity Documentary FED UP?
This spring I wrote about this exciting documentary, FED UP. Just from watching the trailer it was clear that this would be something extra. A documentary about the obesity epidemic, of highest...
View ArticleLet’s Stop Lying About Physical Activity and Obesity
There were many impressive people at the recent Cape Town conference, but to me two people stood out the most. One of them is the British cardiologist Aseem Malhotra. A man who is not the least bit...
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“Coca-Cola Caught Funding Scientists Who Deflect Blame for Obesity Away From...
A very bad jokeDid you hear the story about obesity being caused by a simple energy imbalance and a lack of exercise? And that soft drinks do not cause obesity? Turns out that the few “scientists” who...
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Four New Video Interviews on Losing Weight and Gaining Health!
There are now FOUR more video interviews online on the memberships site (free trial one month). 1. The remarkable Dr. Terry Wahls tells the story of how she got her MS under control using a total...
View Article“Fat is Your Friend”
Fat is your friend. Check out this great recent interview – video above– on Sky News with Dr. Aseem Malhotra. Here’s the new article they mention that prompted the interview: OpenHeart.BMJ.com: It is...
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Weight Control – The Calories vs. Insulin Theory
4.1 out of 5 stars5 star51%4 star25%3 star14%2 star0%1 star7%27 ratings2736:26 What really matters for weight loss? Calories in and calories out, or is our body weight carefully regulated by hormones,...
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A Classic Low-Carb Movie: Fat Head
Have you seen the classic low-carb movie Fat Head (2009)? It follows stand-up comedian Tom Naughton as he tries to lose weight on a fast-food diet, to prove Morgan “Super Size Me” Spurlock wrong....
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Calorie-Counting Machines “Won’t Help People Lose Weight”
The creators with their gadget Are you a gadget nerd, like me? And interested in what is actually in the foods that we eat? Then this hand-held molecular scanner (á la Star Trek) is a cool new thing....
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New Study: Cutting Sugar and NOT Calories Improves Kids’ Health in Just 10 Days!
Sorry Coca-Cola, and all other calorie fundamentalists, out there. The evidence is in and it’s NOT just about energy balance. Sugar appears to actually be toxic in itself. More and more people have...
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Calorie Counts on Menus a Failure – Here’s Why
Calorie counts on menus aren’t working. Seven years after calorie counts were mandated in fast-food restaurants in New York City, people do not eat fewer calories at all. If anything the trend has...
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US Obesity Keeps Rising – Not Stopped by Ridiculous Calorie-Counting Efforts
Eat less, run more. Watch your energy balance. That’s what Americans have been told for decades, yet obesity keeps rising. NYT: Obesity Rises Despite All Efforts to Fight It, U.S. Health Officials Say...
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Why Calorie Labeling Does Not Work – and What to Do Instead
Here’s another article on the dismal failure of calorie counts on menus to have any positive effect whatsoever: NYT: The Surprising Failure of Calorie Counts on Menus Why doesn’t it work? Because...
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Overweight Haters Ltd: Prejudice at Its Worst
The business card There’s some truly nasty prejudice against overweight people today, and this is one of most ignorant and hateful examples I’ve ever seen: Daily Mail: Police probe ‘Overweight Haters...
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“The Low-Fat Diet Has Been One of the Biggest Disasters in Modern Medicine”
Do you want to eat better and lose weight in 2016? Here’s a new article with great quotes by smart doctors. like Dr. Aseem Malhotra: The low-fat diet has been one of the biggest disasters in modern...
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Professor Ludwig vs. Stephan Guyenet on Insulin vs. Calories
Is our weight mostly controlled by hormones or by the brain? Is it about normalizing our fat-storing hormones (mainly insulin) or is it just about deciding not to overeat? The second answer has been...
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Why Counting Calories is Not Useful
Counting calories as a strategy to lose weight is broken. It just does not work. Here’s another good article about why: The Atlantic: Rethinking the Calorie Here’s the problem. The article concludes...
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