Addendum to Do all Diets Fail?
From several comments to the previous blog post "Do all Diets Fail?", it seems that some have interpreted this to mean that I do not support any parti…
Tag: weight-loss-and-nutrition
Of Traitors and Truths – The Epiphenomenon of Obesity VI
I was reading about a clip of the great crusader Dr. Aseem Malhotra showed at the recent LCHF summit in Cape Town and was reminded of one of the grea…
LCHF Summit of Hope
I just returned from Cape Town, South Africa speaking at the world's first Low Carb, High Fat (LCHF) Summit organized by Prof Tim Noakes and Karen Tho…
Slimology – Book Review
I recently read a new book written by a fascinating fellow from the UK by the name of Sam Feltham. I’ve written a previous post about his fascinatin…
Milk – It does a body…. bad?
A recent study published in the British Medical Journal on milk consumption has generated some waves. Â Milk is widely advocated (by the Dairy Farmers…
The Diet Soda Delusion – The Epiphenomenon of Obesity V
Replacing a regular sugared drink with diet sodas seems like a good way to lose weight. Â Diet drinks have zero calories and no sugar. Â Since this wi…
The Pima, Sumo and Canine Diets – The Epiphenomenon of Obesity IV
The Pima Indians of the American SouthWest have the highest rates of obesity and diabetes in North America. Â An estimated 50% of adult Pima are obese…
Poverty and Obesity – The Epiphenomenon of Obesity III
Poverty correlates very closely with obesity as we can see in this map of obesity in the United States. The striking increase in the prevalence…
The Genetics of Obesity – The Epiphenomenon of Obesity II
One commonly overlooked aspect of obesity is its genetic underpinnings.  Obesity tends to run in families. Obese parents have obese children. Obe…
Understanding Digestion: Why You Should Eat Carbohydrates With Fat, Fibre, and Vinegar – IDM III
In our previous post we discussed how the rate of digestion of different carbohydrates can affect our blood sugar levels. Â Carbohydrates are chains o…
