Every now and then, I venture out to go shopping at mainstream chain clothing stores. Although I find it onerous, there are certain things ...
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60 Minutes Report on the Flavorist Industry
A reader sent me a link to a recent CBS documentary titled " Tweaking Tastes and Creating Cravings ", reported by Morley Safer. Sa...
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New Review Papers on Food Reward
As research on the role of reward/palatability in obesity continues to accelerate, interesting new papers are appearing weekly. Here is a r...
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Another Simple Food Weight Loss Experience
Whole Health Source reader Sarah Pugh recently went on a six-week simple food (low reward) diet to test its effectiveness as a weight loss s...
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A Brief Response to Taubes's Food Reward Critique, and a Little Something Extra
It appears Gary Taubes has completed his series critiquing the food reward hypothesis of obesity ( 1 ). I have to hand it to him, it takes ...
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Two Recent Papers by Matt Metzgar
This is just a quick post to highlight two recent papers by the economist and fellow health writer Matt Metzgar . The first paper is titled ...
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An Open and Fruitful Discussion
Hi All, First off, kudos to Iris, Shayne and Yeshika for coordinating a terrific session last night. Also kudos to our panelists - Matt, Emi...
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Skill Not Will - A CHANGE FOR THE BETTER
At the most recent Association of American Medical Colleges conferences, there was a presentation by Joseph Gerry from Vitalsmarts who tal...
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Does High Circulating Insulin Drive Body Fat Accumulation? Answers from Genetically Modified Mice
The house mouse Mus musculus is an incredible research tool in the biomedical sciences, due to its ease of care and its ability to be genet...
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The Brain Controls Insulin Action
Insulin regulates blood glucose primarily by two mechanisms: Suppressing glucose production by the liver Enhancing glucose uptake by other ...
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Harvard Food Law Society "Forum on Food Policy" TEDx Conference
Last Friday, it was my pleasure to attended and present at the Harvard Food Law Society 's TEDx conference, Forum on Food Policy . I ha...
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Losing Fat With Simple Food-- Two Reader Anecdotes
Each week, I'm receiving more e-mails and comments from people who are successfully losing fat by eating simple (low reward) food, simil...
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The Case for the Food Reward Hypothesis of Obesity, Part II
Jumat, 07 Oktober 2011
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In this post, I'll explore whether or not the scientific evidence is consistent with the predictions of the food reward hypothesis, as o...
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The Case for the Food Reward Hypothesis of Obesity, Part I
Introduction When you want to investigate something using the scientific method, first you create a model that you hope describes a natural ...
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Humans on a Cafeteria Diet
Sabtu, 24 September 2011
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In the 1970s, as the modern obesity epidemic was just getting started, investigators were searching for new animal models of diet-induced ob...
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Primal Docs
Chris Armstrong, creator of the website Celiac Handbook , has designed a new non-commercial website called Primal Docs to help people conne...
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Fat Tissue Insulin Sensitivity and Obesity
In this post, I'll discuss a few more facts pertaining to the idea that elevated insulin promotes the accumulation of fat mass. Insuli...
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From little time to more - Listing of opportunities for you
INVOLVED!!!! Come spend time with us at WHEP . 1. Get information about a topic you are learning about or exploring. Just stop in - check wi...
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Hyperinsulinemia: Cause or Effect of Obesity?
Is Elevated Insulin the Cause or Effect of Obesity? The carbohydrate hypothesis, in its most popular current incarnation, states that elevat...
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Catered Paleo Dinner with Yours Truly
Gil Butler, organizer of the Western Washington Paleo Enthusiasts group, has organized a catered "paleo" dinner on Sunday, October...
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Book Review: The End of Overeating
The End of Overeating was written based on the personal journey of Dr. David A. Kessler (MD) to understand the obesity epidemic, and treat ...
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A Roadmap to Obesity
Kamis, 25 Agustus 2011
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In this post, I'll explain my current understanding of the factors that promote obesity in humans. Heritability To a large degree, obe...
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Seed Oils and Body Fatness-- A Problematic Revisit
Anthony Colpo recently posted a discussion of one of my older posts on seed oils and body fat gain ( 1 ), which reminded me that I need to ...
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HIV Virus May Hide in Brain
FRIDAY, Aug. 27 (HealthDay News) -- The brain can be a convenient hiding place for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. That's the finding o...
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September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
ovarian cancer: is the fifth most common cancer in women. It is a cancer that forms in tissues of the ovary. There are three types: 1) thos...
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Food Palatability and Body Fatness: Clues from Alliesthesia
Part I: Is there a Ponderostat? Some of the most important experiments for understanding the role of food palatability/reward in body fatnes...
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Sex and Gender Medicine - A Lens for Evaluating Sociocultural Determinants of Disease
It used to be good enough to be smart - good in science; good at figuring things out. When you only have penicillin or sulfa, then just maki...
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