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LESSWRONG 12 This is a summary of a paper that I found open in a browser tab; I dont recall where I came across it. I think its a nice paper, but its also 63 pages long and seemed worth a synopsis for those who wouldnt otherwise tackle it. Scott concluded in For, then Against, High-saturated-fat diets that the obesity crisis seemed to imply one of three answers: That weight less is really hard and people in previous centuries had really hard lives and thats why there was so little obesity back ...

TravelAwaits Find Out More In December of 2018, I retired from practicing medicine. As an anesthesiologist, I spent my days in an operating room putting people to sleep and waking them up when their surgeries were finished. It’s a package deal that I was happy to deliver to several thousand patients over the course of my 26-year career.  I have traveled at every opportunity, including several times this past year. I’m going to share the tips I follow...

Top 10 Reasons You Should March To The Beat Of Your Own Drum Most people have been told to “go with the flow” and “don’t rock the boat” their whole lives, but that advice isn’t always appropriate. History has shown that change is often brought about by the people who stand out and are abnormal—those who march to the beat of their own drum. As it happens, being abnormal is a good thing. This list looks at how being abnormal can make your life better. It turns out you shouldn’t be...

“Do you have any idea what’s IN that?” Most of us have been subject to a condescending lecture on the excesses of the food industrial complex. And most of the time our internal monologue tells our obnoxious comrade to choke on his kale and quinoa salad. But sometimes they have a point. Last week we tackled animal-related atrocities in a variety of sectors, including clothing (fur farms), fragrances (beaver castor sac harvesting) and houseware (bone china). This list deals more closely, th...

Review: Keto isnt sustainable, or is it? In his new book "The Case for Keto," science journalist and dietary heretic Gary Taubes takes on the skeptics. 7:18 am, Jan. 10, 2021 × ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Hard to believe its been 18 years since the publication of "What if its All Been a Big Fat Lie?" a comically upsetting, and by now somewhat-legendary 2002 cover story for the New York Times magazine. The issue came out just after the Fourth of July weekend, featuring a ginormous...

February 2, 2021 Tamar Haspel THE WASHINGTON POST – There’s a lot of competition for the most contentious issue in weight loss, but I’d have to give the nod to ketogenic diets. Now a study about them sheds some interesting new light – although I’m not holding out hope for kumbaya. First though, a brief overview of the theory of ketogenic diets. When you eat carbohydrates, your body processes them with insulin, which shuttles blood glucose into fat stores, leaving you hungry. If you do...

Theres a lot of competition for the most contentious issue in weight loss, but Id have to give the nod to ketogenic diets. Now a study about them sheds some interesting new light – although Im not holding out hope for kumbaya. First though, a brief overview of the theory of ketogenic diets. When you eat carbohydrates, your body processes them with insulin, which shuttles blood glucose into fat stores, leaving you hungry. If you dont eat many carbs, your body starts running on ketones, which...

Skip to main content Is keto really better for weight loss? A new study takes a closer look at the diet. Tamar Haspel, The Washington Post Jan. 21, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Theres a lot of competition for the most contentious issue in weight loss, but Id have to give the nod to ketogenic diets. Now a study about them sheds some interesting new light - although Im not holding out hope for kumbaya. First though, a brief overview of the theory of ketogenic diets. When you eat carbohydrates, your...

Aired on Monday, January 18th. On this edition of ST Medical Monday, were looking at the connections between diet, weight control, and health. Our guest is Gary Taubes, the investigative science and health journalist who co-founded the non-profit Nutrition Science Initiative, and whose bestselling previous books include "Why We Get Fat" and "The Case Against Sugar." He joins us to discuss his latest book, "The Case for Keto." As was noted by this work by Lewis Cantley, director of the Meyer Can...

The author of The Case for Keto argues that conventional approaches to tackling obesity and diabetes aren’t working, and that low-carbohydrate diets could be the way forward