by Michael O'Neill | Jun 1, 2012 | research, Uncategorized
Have you heard someone tell you that, “A slice of whole wheat bread raises your blood sugar more than a Snickers bar?” Or possibly one of the variants for whole grain bread? …or maybe you’ve heard “two slices of wheat bread”? ...
by Michael O'Neill | May 17, 2012 | Uncategorized
It turns out the cholesterol narrative we’ve been telling ourselves is not quite as clear as we’d hoped. New research reveals that high levels of HDL cholesterol (what we’ve previously called “The Good Cholesterol”) imparts NO protection...
by Michael O'Neill | May 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
So it turns out that fructose-induced metabolic syndrome makes you stupid. …at least it does if you’re a rat, or presumably, are rat-brained. In a new paper published in the May 2012 issue of The Journal of Physiology with the catchy title,...
by Michael O'Neill | Mar 6, 2012 | Uncategorized
New research out of Israel and published in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition compares low-carb, high protein diets to low fat and Mediterranean diets and reports that low-carb diets beat others for weight loss at 6 months and 2 years. Additionally,...
by Michael O'Neill | Feb 27, 2012 | exercise, research, Uncategorized
Research Changes in Plasma Lipids and Lipoproteins in Overweight Men during Weight Loss through Dieting as Compared with Exercise – New England Journal of Medicine As compared with controls (n = 42), dieters (n = 42) had significant loss of total body weight...