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Study suggests high fructose corn syrup is uniquely fattening, a that a calorie is not a calorie after all

By on 24 March 2010 in Unhealthy Eating!, Weight Loss

Variously on this site I’ve discussed the notion that ‘a calorie is a calorie’. Simply put, this concept, widely populated by doctors, dieticians and other health professionals, is that when it comes to their effects of weight, all forms of calorie are the same. In terms of its impact on body weight, a kilogram of […]

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Higher protein diet plus resistance exercise aids weight and fat loss in type 2 diabetics

By on 16 February 2010 in Diabetes/Metabolic Syndrome, Exercise and Activity, Food and Medical Politics, Healthy Eating, Low-Carbohydrate, Unhealthy Eating!, Weight Loss

Where weight and fat loss is concerned, I favour a relatively low-carbohydrate, high-protein diet on the basis that such diets generally outperform low-fat, carb-rich diets traditionally advocated for weight loss. A lower-carb diet I think may have particular advantages for diabetics because, well, they have difficulty handling carbohydrate as a result of impaired insulin function […]

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Another study links being ‘overweight’ with lowest risk of death

By on 4 February 2010 in Weight Loss

When it comes to official advice about body weight, the norm is still to base recommendations on the body mass index (weight in kg divided by the square of height in metres). We are traditionally encouraged to conform to a ‘normal’ or ‘healthy’ BMI of 18.5-24.9. It is amazing to me just how rarely (if […]

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