Januari 2013

Why Do We Eat? A Neurobiological Perspective. Part III

In the first post, I explained that all voluntary actions are driven by a central action selection system in the mesolimbic area (the reward...

In the last post, I explained that eating behavior is determined by a variety of factors, including hunger and a number of others that I...

As with all voluntary movements, eating food is an expression of activity in the brain. The brain integrates various inputs from around the...

The nature of the Internet is that comments sections are rowdy places. But ultimately I do have control over my corner of the world, and I ...

I often receive requests from people asking for my overall perspective on fat loss and health. I share my opinions here, but they're sc...

This week's "winner"... the KFC Double Down sandwich! Read more »

I recently read an opinion piece by Gary Taubes in the scientific journal Nature , titled "Treat Obesity as Physiology, not Physics...

Five years ago, I had an interesting conversation with a veterinarian friend about dog food. We were talking about diabetes in one of the d...

This week's "winner"... the Garbage Plate!! Read more »

I was scheduled to appear on Jimmy Moore's show "Ask the Low-Carb Experts" this Thursday. I don't consider myself a low-c...

It's commonly accepted in the obesity research community that fat gain causes insulin resistance and an increase in circulating insulin,...

This week's "winner"... the Heart Attack Grill's Quadruple Bypass Burger! Read more »

A friend of mine came down with a nasty flu recently. I checked Google Flu Trends , and found that flu activity is currently at "inten...