Time Dependence of Obesity – Hormonal Obesity XIV
Weight gain has a clear and obvious time dependence. People tend to gain weight slowly, over years or even decades. Many people start off as a ski…
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The Perils of Snacking – Hormonal Obesity XIII
50 years ago, there was a near universal belief that snacking was bad for us. Your grandmother would say “It makes you fat”, or “You’…
Prevention of Resistance – Hormonal Obesity XII
One of the keys to high insulin levels lies in insulin resistance. To start the Hormonal Obesity series – click here. Insulin resistance leads to …
The New Science of Diabesity – Hormonal Obesity XI
Diabesity is so-named because of the close association of obesity and diabetes (type 2). Obesity typically comes first and type 2 diabetes comes lat…
Insulin Causes Insulin Resistance – Hormonal Obesity X
Insulin resistance plays a large role in increasing insulin levels. Increasing insulin levels tend to drive weight gain and obesity. Continuing fr…
Drug Tolerance – Hormonal Obesity IX
We are discussing insulin resistance and how it develops. Clues from other biological systems suggests that looking at the agent itself may be impor…
Insulin Resistance – Hormonal Obesity VIII
Insulin is a major driver of obesity. But what drives insulin? In some cases, certain foods drive the increase in insulin. But there are clearly…
How Insulin Works – Hormonal Obesity VII
We’ve reviewed how the hormone insulin (and cortisol) leads to weight gain. However, what increases insulin? This is where the carbohydrate-ins…
The Carbohydrate-Insulin Hypothesis is Wrong – Hormonal Obesity VI
Let’s return to discussing the causes of obesity. To start with the Hormonal Obesity Part I click here. Let’s recap. We’ve explored why the …
