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I am always glad that neither my insulin nor my pancreas can read ... Have you noticed that the people criticising intermittent fasting never quote any research that supports their view? A "research" study that tracks eight women for three weeks? Please, anyone with the slightest knowledge of statistics is going to pee…

Thanks orlcam, I would never have guessed.

Sorry, but what is NSV? I tried googling the abbreviation but I am pretty certain you are neither interested in a neo-nazi organisation nor a mathematical equation.

I'm not the only one then. Thought I had been kicked out as there is no sign of the group. When I clicked on posts in my profile it just said "permission problem".

With intermittent fasting you create your caloric deficit on the fast days alone. All non fast days you should eat to your TDEE, in your case around 1700 kcal. If you feel that 500 kcal are too much you can reduce the calories on the fast days to a quarter of your TDEE.

Doctors are usually not that well informed about nutrition unless that is there special interest. A dietitian is the better choice if three are specific nutritional questions. You're advised to see a doctor to make sure you are fit and healthy, don't have undiagnosed diabetes, heart, kidney or ant other condition that…

Another approach to reduce insulin resistance, the cause of type II diabetes, is intermittent fasting. It is not yet in the treatment guidelines but dietitians and clinicians are becoming aware of its merits. Diabetes UK and the American Diabetes Association still recommend a low fat, high carb approach but like others…

http://intensivedietarymanagement.com/ I guess you are a type II diabetic. If so, the bottom line is to avoid easily digested carbs like sugar, flour, starchy vegetables. Intermittent fasting is increasingly used with good effect and low carb high fat diets are suitable. Classic advice for diabetics to base food on starchy…

How have Inuit and Massai survived on their virtually carb free traditional diets if this was true?

http://intensivedietarymanagement.com/ Happy reading! It might give you ideas what to do. As a type II diabetic my advice is to stay clear of refined carbs (sugar and white flour mainly) as much as possible, eat moderate protein and sufficient fat. Try and avoid processed foods and ready meals; these foods have been…

http://www.strongfirst.com/tag/pavel-tsatsouline/ What exactly are you looking for?

virgogrl, you are losing weight and you can show that to any who doubts you. Slowly admittedly, but you are losing. You are right that changes have to be slow and sustainable. It takes weeks to break old habits and form new, better habits. So carry on the slow style. With your weight and the pre-diabetes you probably want…

It's not one major step, it's a sliding scale. If you follow my link you might notice that it's a study and not advise, nor have I given advice.

Yup: http://www.jci.org/articles/view/10842 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17167471 http://genesdev.cshlp.org/content/21/12/1443.long

Prove it. :tongue:

Because the difference between a fat person and a fat person with type II diabetes is often only the level of insulin resistance. :wink:

@EvgeniZyntx I am sure you don't mind some science ;) Have you read this one: http://www.diabetologia-journal.org/files/Kahleova.pdf This suggests that meal frequency makes a difference, at least in type II diabetics. Not sure what the underlying mechanism is although I strongly suspect that insulin might be involved…

Just use the search function. You might find things like these: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1243548-juiceplus-and-how-i-was-conned?hl=Juiceplus#posts-19466405 http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1246284-juice-plus-newbie?hl=Juiceplus…

This might help: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140115172246.htm

If you are a cooking beginner as you say, why don't you treat yourself to a beginner's cookery class in your next holiday? Most communities have community halls or colleges that run courses for the uninitiated to help you off to a good start. You can also look on youtube, there are plenty of people preparing all kinds of…

Why do you suggest a low fat yoghurt when someone asks how to eat more fat?

Really? Don't they use it to feed the population? And doesn't it have all natural ingredients? At least the green version.

I figured out how it cleanses ... Senna ... you're going to poop like a champion!

Sorry mate, but if you are indeed coeliac you need to go gluten free. It might be inconvenient and time consuming but you will have to stop using most processed foods and cook from scratch. Learn to read labels and look around the stores, there are gluten free products although a lot of favourite foods are out of limits…

I was a toddler with the "cute puppy fat". We lived with my grandparents at the time and grandmother would feed me hot chocolate and Danish pastry when I played in the garden; my mother did not know that for a long time and could not explain why I grew so big. As I got older, the fat stayed but the cuteness went.

So, you're saying that the research the University of Newcastle has done is all wrong? They made it up as they went along? If he sees a doctor, then a dietitian, he might very well be put on an 8 week VLCD as this is increasingly being taken up by the mainstream medicine as the way to treat - and cure! - type II diabetes.…

I'm afraid you're wrong. Some classes of antidepressants are associated with weight gain, more than the amount of food eaten accounts for. Several studies have confirmed this for example for the SSRI; some also seem to cause a craving for simple carbohydrates which can case significant weight gain in anyone prone to…

No. You stop eating at a deficit because your body will adjust its energy expenditure to match the energy intake. Once again: this does not apply to all, but to most.

The peaks and troughs occur with longer periods of not eating. Unfortunately, we have for a long time been told to eat six small meals a day to "keep the blood sugar levels steady". Due to our modern eating habits, most people no longer go through these cycles anymore, so they have raised insulin levels most day. And once…

What the "calorie in calorie out" advocates fail to see is the role of insulin in regulating body fat. Insulin stops the body using fat stores and encourages it to make more fat. So a diet high in carbohydrates, in particular refined carbs like sugar, white flour and modified starches, will in most people cause high…