Diabesity

Reframing the obesity debate: cause/effect, genetics & robot clones

September 5, 2011 in Diabesity | 108 comments

The more damaged you are, the more carbohydrate restriction is likely to benefit you long term. - Peter @Hyperlipid I don't think there are too many people out there familiar with the mechanisms of diabetes and insulin resistance that would disagree with that statement. But just because a low-carb diet causes fat loss in this population, that doesn't mean that carbs caused the fat gain or damaged metabolism in the first place. I wrote ...
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There is no single cause of (or treatment for) obesity

August 12, 2011 in Diabesity, Myths & Truths | 132 comments

One of the most hotly debated subjects over the past few years has been the cause of the obesity epidemic, and along with that, the best strategy for weight loss. Some folks (Atkins, Taubes, Eades, etc.) believe that carbohydrates are to blame. Others (Ornish, Campbell, Esselstyn, Fuhrman, etc.) believe that fat is the problem. More recently, researchers like Seth Roberts and Stephan Guyenet and clinicians like Dr. Sharma have raised awareness of another hypothesis, called ...
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Episode 10 – Stephan Guyenet on food reward and weight loss

May 24, 2011 in Diabesity, Podcasts | 54 comments

This week we're happy to have Stephan Guyenet from Whole Health Source back to discuss the body fat set point and food reward theories of obesity and weight regulation. Questions covered include: How does the food reward system work? Why did it evolve? Why do certain flavors we don't initially like become appealing over time? How does industrially processed food affect the food reward system? What's the most effective diet used to make rats obese in a research setting? ...
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How to lose weight and prevent diabetes in 6 minutes a week

December 13, 2010 in Diabesity | 38 comments

I believe regular movement and exercise is essential to health. As Stephan Guyenet pointed out in a recent blog post, our paleolithic ancestors had a different word for exercise: "life". They naturally spent a lot of time outdoors in the sun, walking, hunting, gathering, and performing various other physically-oriented tasks. They had no concept of this as "exercise" or "working out". It was just life. But while exercise contributes to health in several ...
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