Is Protein Fattening? – Hormonal Obesity XXV
The weight gaining potential of protein is a complex question. Â Let me reiterate here that this area of research is still very new and we certainly d…
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Is Dairy Fattening? – Hormonal Obesity XXIV
Dairy proteins stimulate high levels on insulin due partially to the incretin effect. Â Glucose, though does not seem to increase much. Â If insulin i…
Insulin Index – Hormonal Obesity XXIII
Insulin levels had always been assumed to go up or down with the blood glucose levels which led to the glycemic index which had always been assumed to…
The incretin effect – Hormonal Obesity XXII
What is the incretin effect? Â With the Glycemic Index (GI), we had a physiologic scale for classifying carbohydrates. Â Some raise blood sugars more …
Replace, don’t Add Fruit – Hormonal Obesity XXI
One of the greatest barriers to weight loss is conventional dietary advice to eat more to lose weight. This was covered in a previous post "Time Dep…
The Atkins Decline – Hormonal Obesity Part XX
The Atkins revolution was well and truly underway by the mid 2000s. Â Millions of people around the world were following the Low-Carbohydrate lifestyl…
The Atkins Revolution – Hormonal Obesity part XIX
Short term studies of the Atkins low carbohydrate diet were very encouraging. Not only were patients losing more weight, but their metabolic profile…
The Atkins Onslaught – Hormonal Obesity XVIII
The low carbohydrate diet long preceded the infamous Dr. Atkins.  Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (1755 -1826) wrote the influential textbook “The Ph…
The Role of Fibre II – Hormonal Obesity XVII
The main role of fibre is that of an anti-nutrient. Â By various mechanisms such as bulking and viscosity the absorption of nutrient may be slowed in …
The Role of Fibre I – Hormonal Obesity XVI
Fibre is the non digestible part of food, usually a carbohydrate that our bodies cannot break down and absorb. They pass through our system largely …
