Tag: obesity
Fasting ineffective for shrinking belly fat, may actually increase it
Hopefully, this study will give some serious food for thought to people who use (intermittent) fasting (IF)…
DHT better (and safer) than testosterone for improving blood pressure, insulin levels
A great human study on the beneficial effects of androgens for a variety of metabolic biomarkers associated…
Even mainstream medicine admits many claims about sugar are myths
It is always nice to see when a outpost of mainstream medicine tries to set the record…
Stress (cortisol) as the driver of hyperglycemia in type II diabetes
To most of my readers, the title of the post may seem like something completely obvious and…
Endotoxin (LPS) as a cause of systemic inflammation seen in obesity
Yet another study implicating the great villain of systemic health – endotoxin / LPS. It is well-known…
Glycine (and leucine) can treat fatty liver (NAFLD and NASH)
A great new study that demonstrates the strong protective effects of glycine, alone or in combination with…
Obesity “paradox” strikes again – protection against COVID-19
I suspect this one will not go down will with the “lean is always good” crowd, which…
Dietary fat, not carbs or protein, makes people fat
The study below adds some evidence to the debate that is has been raging for decades –…
Levothyroxine (T4) monotherapy often ineffective for hypothyroidism
As most of my readers know, the currently approved therapy for hypothyroidism is levothyroxine (T4). While technically…
PUFA makes girls fat / lazy / diabetic and exercise futile
Just a few minutes ago I made a post about PUFA (from nuts) increasing risk of diabetes….