The New England Journal of Medicine recently published the photograph below. It is of a 55-year-old man with Type 1 diabetes who has been injecting insulin under the skin of his belly for more than 30 years. Those who inject insulin regularly are often advised to ‘rotate’ (vary) the site of injections. One reason for […]
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Photo reminds us of the fattening effects of insulin
By Dr John Briffa on 10 February 2012 in Diabetes/Metabolic Syndrome, Healthy Eating, Low-Carbohydrate, Weight Loss
Is now the time to target sweet foodstuffs in your diet?
By Dr John Briffa on 30 December 2011 in Brain and Behaviour, Diabetes/Metabolic Syndrome, Healthy Eating, Low-Carbohydrate, Unhealthy Eating!, Weight Loss
For some time now evidence has linked the consumption of sugar and adverse health effects including raised blood pressure, increased inflammation, weight gain, and unhealthy changes in blood fats. The three most plentiful sugars in the diet are fructose, glucose and sucrose. A molecule of sucrose – table sugar – contains one molecule each of […]
Is there such a thing as a ‘safe starch’?
By Dr John Briffa on 20 December 2011 in Diabetes/Metabolic Syndrome, Healthy Eating, Low-Carbohydrate, Weight Loss
Every so often the nutrition blogosphere explodes with interest and much-fevered writing about a topic for debate. Not so long ago, I wrote about one such example which broadly concerned whether ‘low-carb’ or a diet of low ‘food reward’ was more valid for the purposes of weight loss and enhanced health. As with practically everything, […]
Podcast – 21st October 2011
By Dr John Briffa on 21 October 2011 in Brain and Behaviour, Cholesterol and Statins, Diabetes/Metabolic Syndrome, Food and Medical Politics, Podcasts, Sunlight, Women's Health
Conflicts of interest in ‘expert panels’, the downside of mammography, why do shift-workers have an increased risk of multiple sclerosis? For RSS feeds, click on http://www.podcastmachine.com/podcasts/8966 and then the ‘RSS feeds’ button to the right. For help regarding the playing, downloading and subscribing of the podcasts, click here.
Podcast – 23rd September 2011
By Dr John Briffa on 23 September 2011 in Brain and Behaviour, Cholesterol and Statins, Diabetes/Metabolic Syndrome, Food and Medical Politics, Healthy Eating, Low-Carbohydrate, Podcasts, Unhealthy Eating!, Weight Loss, Women's Health
Why I’m letting the latest big debate in nutrition wash over me, why getting hungry is a disaster for healthy eating, and a new study finds gaping holes in the cholesterol hypothesis. For RSS feeds, click on http://www.podcastmachine.com/podcasts/8966 and then the ‘RSS feeds’ button to the right. For help regarding the playing, downloading and subscribing […]
Why I’m letting the latest big debate in nutrition wash over me
By Dr John Briffa on 22 September 2011 in Diabetes/Metabolic Syndrome, Food and Medical Politics, Healthy Eating, Low-Carbohydrate, Unhealthy Eating!, Weight Loss, Women's Health
For quite a long time, there has been quite a debate going on in some nutritional circles about what causes obesity and how we should tackle it. One faction has argued that dietary fat is the main offender, and the solution is a diet that is low in fat (and calories). Another faction (of which […]
Walking is ‘doable’ and beneficial
By Dr John Briffa on 12 August 2011 in Diabetes/Metabolic Syndrome, Exercise and Activity, Men's Health
I am a fan of exercise, but recognise that not everyone is. The fact is, many of us have barriers to it. One major barrier relates to some people’s belief the fact that exercise, to be beneficial, needs to be hard work. Some simply don’t relish the uncomfortable sensations that exercise can bring. Also, to […]
Podcast – 22nd July 2011
By Dr John Briffa on 22 July 2011 in Brain and Behaviour, Cholesterol and Statins, Diabetes/Metabolic Syndrome, Podcasts, Weight Loss, Women's Health
The curious case of the advertorial for Flora pro.activ, vitamin D and diabetes, dealing with body images problems. For RSS feeds, click on http://www.podcastmachine.com/podcasts/8966 and then the ‘RSS feeds’ button to the right. For help regarding the playing, downloading and subscribing of the podcasts, click here.
Vitamin D has potential to combat Type 2 diabetes
Vitamin D has in studies found to be associated with a reduced risk of a range of conditions including several forms of cancer, heart disease, multiple sclerosis and ‘auto-immune’ diseases such as Type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis. There has, in recent years, been some interest in the role that vitamin D might […]
Lower-carb diet more effective for shifting toxic belly fat than a lower-fat one
By Dr John Briffa on 29 June 2011 in Diabetes/Metabolic Syndrome, Healthy Eating, Low-Carbohydrate, Weight Loss
I spied this report earlier this week. It concerns a study presented at a scientific meeting in Boston. Here’s what I can make out about the study according to the description. 69 overweight men and women were put on a controlled diet for 8 weeks. The diet was designed to maintain them at a stable […]
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