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Meta-analysis: Breakfast might not be a good strategy for weightloss
An analysis of 13 prior studies of the effect of breakfast on weight loss or on energy intake concludes: Infographic from the journal: https://www.bmj.com/content/364/bmj.l42
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Study: Exercise is more critical than diet to maintain weight loss
This appears to be an interesting study, comparing individuals maintaining weight loss with two sets of controls: overweight individuals and normal weight individuals who had not been overweight. The key finding is that successful maintainers tend to be more physically active, on average, than either overweight or…
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Brian Wansink Scientific Misconduct?
I read Brian Wansink's Mindless Eating and found it to be informative and helpful. But now I see he is being accused of scientific misconduct, including corrections to, and even retractions of, some of his published papers. I don't have a strong opinion on the controversy. Certainly it's disappointing if the bulk of the…
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Authentic food is not what you think it is
I just finished this article by Megan McArdle. It's a good read and touches on several topics of frequent interest on MFP. https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-02-24/-authentic-food-is-not-what-you-think-it-is A few highlights:
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The Limits of Intuitive Eating
A little tidbit from the NYT Well blog: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/11/19/mind-what-you-eat/ Teaser: Personally I have no patience for, or interest in, intuitive eating, but I know that many here do.
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NYT: Visceral Fat "Uniquely Vulnerable to Exercise"
Did anyone see this Well Blog posting on "Belly Fat?" (How I hate that term!) Do you have any thoughts? http://nyti.ms/1FokpGs Money graf: I don't have a strong opinion but thought this was interesting and relevant.
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Your body does indeed know what time it is
...but that still doesn't invalidate conservation of energy. :) https://www.quantamagazine.org/20150915-circadian-clocks/ I saw this article yesterday and thought it was fascinating. It doesn't say anything about weight loss or fitness at all, although there may be potential impacts. I know very little about cell biology…
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Anti-inflammatory diet?
Does anyone with medical knowledge have any feedback on the anti-inflammatory diet? To be clear up front I'm not looking at this as a weight loss tool. Twice now I've had doctors in my clinic recommend this diet to me, for two separate medical conditions. It's got my pseudo-science-sense tingling a little, but I don't have…
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Brutally Honest 6 Reasons you are Still Overfat
http://strengthcoachtaylor.ca/uncategorized/the-brutally-honest-6-reasons-you-are-still-overfat/ Warning: Language! I have no idea who this guy is, but this piece resonated with me and I thought others here would like it. Here's #1 for a taste: ---- The 2 Minute Rule In a mere two minutes I can tell you if someone will be…
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Curious - why photos in cars?
OK, this has been a nagging question in my mind for some time. To wit: Many people have profile photos of themselves sitting in automobiles. It would seem that they are using some kind of a rear-facing windshield-mounted camera to get these shots. Often they seem to be in the driver's seat. Why are these so common? Are you…
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Has anyone had Synvisc injections?
I've got osteoarthritis in both of my knees which has made running painful. I would like to get more into running, so my orthopedist recommended Synvisc as a possible solution. This is an artificial fluid that is injected into the joints which cushions and lubricates them. The injections have to be repeated biannually.…
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t-Minus 29 Days
We leave on July 23. I'm getting pretty excited! We just did a two night practice hike in the Black River State Forest in western Wisconsin. The boys did pretty well. It's finally starting to feel real. We're doing itinerary 22. Anyone have any thoughts or experiences to share?…
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Article: Push Yourself for Best Results
Here's an interesting article in the NY Times Well Blog: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/06/25/for-fitness-push-yourself/ The lede: The article doesn't dismiss lower intensity exercise, stating that "any exercise is more healthful than none". But it concludes that I think many people will think that this matches their…
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I'm going this Summer
I'm hoping there are still some who are reading this group! We will be heading out there in late July. Getting in shape for high adventure trips with my sons was one of my original motivations for losing weight 2.5 years ago. The max weight for my height was my initial weight loss goal, and I'm happily well below that now.…
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Sabotage: Good or Bad?
Personally I think it's the strongest single on "Ill Communication".
