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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…

As if it wasn't glaringly obvious that you have no clue whatsoever about what I'm talking about, so there it is.

I'll just point back to my first statement: CICO ignores the hormonal effects of foods, which actually matters way more than their calorie count. CICO puts the focus on calories. Not all calories are created equal. Not all fats are created equal. Not all carbs are created equal. Not all proteins are created equal. That's…

Because CICO ignores the hormonal effects of foods, which actually matters way more than their calorie count. A lot of people have simply ditched CICO, instead eating nutrient dense, whole foods (especially with low carbohydrate content) and have lost weight effortlessly without all the math and starvation involved.…

Bottom line: the hormonal effects of food matter. When you eat whole foods, you eat less calories without trying. The western diet is characterized first and primarily by processed food, not just "average 3000 calories." Western diets can easily grow to 3000 calories because the types of food promote over-consumption.…

Obesity being in the womb http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/2006/08.24/99-obesity.html Summarizing the results from the study, published in the July issue of Obesity, Gillman notes that, "our results show that efforts to prevent obesity must start at the earliest stages of development, even before birth. These efforts should…

Genetics does not explain an obesity and diabetes epidemic that explodes in the course of less than one generation. It doesn't explain how the same epidemics start as soon as the western diet is exported to a new culture. What's happening today to the majority of people is clearly not explained by genetics. Some evidence…

I agree. Whole foods is the #1 most important determinant of health. Most people have no idea what that really means, and they put all efforts to counting calories. That's a huge part of the problem. MFP is more helpful for scanning barcode to count calories, and IMO, if there is a barcode to scan, it' probably not…

@JaneSnowe I hear what you are saying. Of course, individualization is key. At the same time, what does the evidence say? Where is science pointing to the best choices for fat loss and health? Why not make the choices that both work for you and also give you the highest chance of success based on human physiology? Of…

@JaneSnowe And yet, to many others, it's so completely obvious that CICO is far too simplistic. Let me give you a scenario, and you tell me your opinion. If I was trying to lose weight, and my goal was 1500 calories per day. Which option would be most beneficial to me? Option 1: Someone whose only focus is calories: Eating…

My staples are bone broth, heavy cream in coffee, homemade keto egg nog (egg yolks, cream, whole milk, nutmeg, and stevia... you don't need the milk if you prefer not, it just makes it a little bit thinner).

Try the whole quote: A Western lifestyle--characterized by low physical activity, and high dietary intake, animal protein, saturated fats and rapidly digestible carbohydrates--is associated with increased risks of many cancers.

@FunkyTobias Insulin promotes cell proliferation and growth. Insulin is a growth factor. Hyperinsulinemia is linked to cancer. Use of insulin injections also increases cancer risk. This is fairly common knowledge. Sorry you're confused about it. http://m.erc.endocrinology-journals.org/content/16/2/429.full…

NOPE, they both are. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15562834

Yup, insulin is a growth factor. Also explains why high levels are linked to cancer.

Judgement is directly related the the thread. The biggest loses failed. Who's to blame? Them, for failing? Or the crappy advice they followed? As far as someone already on insulin, from what I understand the care is highly individualized. Fasting is completely safe for those not on blood glucose lowering medication. For…

Dr. Peter Attia expresses it so well in this talk. Compassion does matter. He was judgmental of the obese too... until he developed prediabetes despite being physically fit, active and eating the "right" foods. https://youtu.be/sjJrXHWLP_M