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Entries for December, 2012

Calories still the focus?

Even in December of 2012, people still think the obesity epidemic is caused by people eating too much and exercising too little. A case in point is this recent article; http://theconversation.edu.au/the-obesity-epidemic-too-much-food-for-thought-7969 The opening paragraphs talk of larger portion sizes and a lack of smaller options. It’s not long before the writer trots out the old […]

Jimmy Moore Hit Piece

Nice to see that Jimmy is doing so well that those that disagree with him are now producing online hit pieces to try and discredit him; There’s not a lot more to add, this video is nothing more than distortion of the facts to make it seem like low carb is a bad idea. Of […]

Eat carbs at night an erroneous conclusion.

I was just reading an article discussing the idea that eating carbs later in the day would actually help you lose weight. The study cited as evidence that eating some carbs at dinner / evening may help with weightloss does NOT suggest that at all. The study compared two diets, where the only difference was […]