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My son is in cub scouts, and they had to learn about calorie counting for a recent badge. He's in fourth grade, and has no concept of obesity, weight loss, or calorie counting. They tracked calories for a week. They talked about how many calories were in what types of foods. I think it is absolute hogwash. It's worse than…

Agree there is a difference between hunger and craving. The former is driven primarily by insulin, the latter by dopamine--which involves the reward pathways in the brain. Hyper-palatable foods, especially sweet foods, cause a dopamine release. Over time and repeated exposure, the receptors down-regulate and require more…

Don't feel guilty. It has nothing to do with your character or willpower. Hunger is driven by your body's complex hormonal system, and hormones always override willpower and conscious thought. Years ago, I used to count calories, exercise, and starve to lose a few pounds, only to get ravenous and eat all the calories back.…

So the guy in that video with Dr. Bernstein, his name is R.D. Dikeman. His son is a type 1 diabetic, and he has made a personal effort to collect all of Dr. Bernstein's precious work before he passes away. He has a great lecture on www.dietdoctor.com. Here is an interview where he discusses his lecture:…

hmmmm... predicting future healthcare needs. Would that be for the purpose of prevention? Or for the purpose of profit? Of course, in the US, "prevention" is a term that has been hijacked to mean "diagnosing a disease and taking medication for it as early as possible."

Are you on facebook? There are lots of great groups for the ketogenic diet and intermittent fasting. They seem to offer a much better format for discussion and support too. Low carb (real food) is the way to go for weight loss, disease prevention, energy, longevity, and vitality! It has changed my life for the better,…

All pros from my experience. Just do it with real, minimally processed food. You have a lot to research and learn. www.dietdoctor.com

I just ordered a pressure cooker so that I can make this stuff in an hour or two! :D

because bariatric surgery is doing exactly the same thing as fasting... dropping insulin to nothing, putting people into ketosis, and unlocking stored fat for energy. Dr. Fung addressed that in the link I shared. Fasting is great! All the benefits of bariatric surgery without the risks.

It's funny how nothing you chose to highlight had anything to do with saturated fat. What is your agenda exactly?

There is some evidence that people have a "set point" for their body weight. This might be regulated by circulating levels of certain hormones, like leptin and insulin. The question is, how to lower that "set point"? I have one question: have you tried intermittent fasting? It was a tipping point for me. I lost an…

Or if you wanna keep the saturated fat... https://news.osu.edu/news/2014/11/21/study-doubling-saturated-fat-in-the-diet-does-not-increase-saturated-fat-in-blood/

@wabmester I'm talking about levels of fat during the postprandial period. When the doc draws your lipid panel, you've got to fast for 12 hrs prior, or it's not accurate. Glucose is cleared out much faster then fat (especially in the presence of low insulin levels, where the fat is not directed to adipose tissue).…

Eggs are my go to food. I love them. They are full of nutrients and filling (pastured are the best). I don't eat breakfast, normally fast until I feel like breaking, sometimes not until dinner. A quick lunch is eggs and kale cooked in butter. I'm about to fuel up for a run with a glass of homemade egg nog. My cup has 6 egg…

In terms of cellular respiration, the body will preferentially use first glucose, then fat, and lastly protein for fuel. Protein is broken down into sugar for fuel. Ketones are water-soluble fuels used by tissues created during the metabolism of fat (triglycerides). "Ketosis" occurs when the levels of ketones in the blood…

I'm a night shift RN too! You can add me :)

I've worked for a few different hospitals, and I do think it's true that the organizational culture has an impact on health. One of the best places was the children's hosptial. They started a campaign against childhood obesity. They changed the cafeteria, vending machines, and workplace meals and snacks (they always…

Really? I just joined a local running group, and the other runner moms recommended that sprints will improve my distance times better than just doing distance. Maybe I need to set myself a "time" goal to shoot for. I've really fallen away from exercise since adding child #4 to the mix. Life is so busy.

Obviously, sprint training takes less time to do than endurance training. But did you know it’s just as effective in many regards in a fraction of the time? Sprinting three times a week (4-6 times per session) was just as good as spending five days a week cycling for 40-60 minutes at improving whole body insulin…

Yeah, my little sister is into lifting. She's been helping me with my technique. She had me deadlifting 100 lbs. I really don't want to bulk up. I just want have a strong, capable body into my old age. I just love the feeling of long runs, but if, well, I'm just wasting my time, then that makes me sad.

@cwolfman13 No, at this point, I have no weight to lose. 5'7 130 lbs. I want to use my time wisely and cultivate a body that lasts through the decades.

Age: 32 Height: 5'7.5 CW: 130 lbs GW: n/a I got to my goal in last month or so (down from 138 lbs) by incorporating intermittent fasting (been doing the real food ketogenic diet for almost 3 yrs)--this was the key! My fat adaptation has improved dramatically. I stopped counting calories a couple of years ago because I…

Yeah, there are studies where insulin is injected into animals' brains... and then there are studies based on humans, in real life: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1490021/ Insulin may have some anorexigenic effects in the brain, but when your insulin is chronically elevated and/or your insulin resistant,…

If you want to replace your SF with PUFA, go right ahead. Just be careful you source it from real food, like nuts or fish. And don't use them for cooking, as they oxidize very easily, creating toxic by-products. SF is much more stable for heating: coconut oil, lard, or butter. Choosing processed vegetable oil as your…

1. Just below the quote you chose: "Neither the American Heart Association nor the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute recommend that you start drinking alcohol just to prevent heart disease. Alcohol can be addictive and can cause or worsen other health problems. Drinking too much alcohol increases your risk of high…

1. Alcohol is a carcinogen, hepatotoxin, neurotoxin, among others things. The benefits of wine have nothing to do with the alcohol. Alcochol is harmful. period. You'd actually get more benefits from the reversatrol if you bathe in the stuff. Despite what minimal links studies find for small segments of the population…

@psulemon Hmmm, foods linked to specific diseases irrespective of calories. I'm sure I can think of a few: 1. alcohol 2. trans fats 3. extreme excess of omega 6 (plus too little omega 3s) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12442909 4. sugar http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-mark-hyman/sugar-heart-attack_b_4746440.html…

@JaneSnowe I never said it was wrong, just incomplete and unhelpful. @NorthCascades Nope, I'm saying there are people who are able to lose weight without counting their calories, but instead choosing satisfying foods that don't promote overconsumption. A combination of both is still fine, but type of food matters more than…

Macros are personal. Interesting... you completely ignored what I actually said.

You've made up your mind. You have your paradigm. It's overly simplistic and unhelpful. I'm not sure why you constantly knock down people who say anything else. Share your simplistic advice and move on. It's same advice people hear everywhere, even from Coca Cola advertisements, no less. There's no depth to it. Why hate on…