by Michael O'Neill | Sep 20, 2012 | exercise, research
Some additional research on the exercise front, this time out of the University of Copenhagen. In the paper, “Body fat loss and compensatory mechanisms in response to different doses of aerobic exercise–a randomized controlled trial in overweight sedentary...
by Michael O'Neill | Aug 31, 2012 | research
OK, so if you have been paying attention at all over the last decade, you’ll know that this IS NOT news. It’s something we’ve known for years. But still, if we’re going to change the understanding of our doctors, nutritionists and dietitians...
by Michael O'Neill | Aug 1, 2012 | exercise, research
Gretchen Reynolds has a nice piece today on the diet vs. exercise schism that many of us come to terms with on our weight loss journeys. Citing two new pieces of research (one of which has already been covered here), she notes how research continues to suggest that...
by Michael O'Neill | Jul 27, 2012 | research
Recent research published in the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition calls into question the notion that very low-carb ketogenic diets are unsuitable for athletes because they will not be able to achieve commensurate levels of performance without...
by Michael O'Neill | Jul 27, 2012 | research
You know the ones…they are always invoked in the context of, “You’re overweight because you’re a victim of Western Civilization. If you only moved around like our hunter-gatherer ancestors, you’d burn more energy and you’d be...
by Michael O'Neill | Jul 26, 2012 | research, video
Denise Minger’s analysis of T. Colin Campbell’s The China Study is famous by now (though certainly not without critics). Here’s her recent talk on it from the 5th Annual Low Carb Cruise. I particularly enjoyed Part 4, where she quotes from...
