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Ketone levels - optimum for brain ?
In the thread on Cortisol @wabmester opined that it was nonsensical of Volek & Phinney to suggest there was an optimum and that "The uptake (of ketones) rises linearly with blood levels. But the utilization does not.". Thought this point was worth separating out here. A 1968 paper referenced by wabmester looked at 3 obese…
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Gosh
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Dutch sugar consumption
Median fructose consumption in the Netherlands reported to be 46 grams a day (defined as free fructose plus half sucrose) or about 10% of energy intake and 20% of carbohydrates. Interestingly the consumption of fructose declines with increasing BMI : BMI N Mean±s.e. En% % Carbohydrates Kcal…
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So what's with this Sugar then ? FAQ
Firstly, if you don't want to track sugar daily you can turn it off in the settings of your food diary at http://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/diary_settings (top left) Secondly, if you want to use a higher target than MFP's standard you can change that in Custom Goals at…
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Aspartame "sensitives" study published
After a long delay a study of self-reported "aspartame sensitive" subjects has been published http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0116212 In a double blinded random crossover study no effect of aspartame was recorded in either the self reported sensitive group or the matched "normal"…
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Mathematics of weight loss
If you're interested and have an hour to spare :- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPi1LQHBWBk warning, contains math.
