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Dietary Energy Density and Incidence of Diabetes in the Women's Health...

Summary:In the Women's Health Initiative, a 2017 analysis of the energy density of baseline diets, stratified to quintiles, revealed several correlative components of an energy dense diet (comparing...

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The Manhattan Project of Nutrition That Wasn't

With publication of the results of the second of the "Original 3" NuSI funded studies, I'm finally getting around to publishing up this post (and perhaps a second one shortly) regarding the Nutrition...

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Keto will Change Your Life!

Just have to share, this ABSOLUTELY HILARIOUS clip from a recent episode of NCIS Los Angeles (Season 9, Episode 15, around 13 min in). Shared on Twitter and Facebook if you want to share on social...

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Bio-HACK-ing Chronicles Ep.1: What's with Jimmy Moore's HCT & Hb?

I've decided to chronicle some of the biohacking madness going on out there here on the blog.   I'm not sure if this helps anyone, but at least it will preserve some of it for posterity.   So this will...

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Bio-HACK-ing Chronicles Ep.2: Maybe Jimmy Moore Has Hepatic Encephelopathy

No ... this blog will not become all Jimmy Moore, all the time.  I do have some posts in the works that just need some polish ... including one on the study Ted Naiman bases his 3:1 ratios of grams...

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Babies In Ketosis

April 2018 Update:Here in the year 2018, it's fair to say that #Paleo is pretty much over. Nothing tells us this more succinctly than a quick trip over to Mark's Daily Apple, a website I rarely...

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The Cause of the Obesity Epidemic

I couldn't help but snap a picture of this at the playground yesterday.  Asylum regulars will recognize the true cause of the obesity epidemic in this picture. If you are reading this content on a...

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Jimmy Moore -- Big Fat Liar -- Steps in it AGAIN! It Was NOT a Joke, He Is!

Blogstress Note:A quick note to all:  Please share!!An apology:  Parts are long, and I threw a bunch of images in at the end and such just to preserve for posterity.  Sorry!An open letter to my critics...

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Mind over Milkshakes!

This post was prompted by yet another discussion on Facebook involving cravings and hunger and the supposed magic of keto/LC in fixing this aspect.   As the thought process goes:  it's not about...

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Thoughts on Obesity as "Disease" or Choice ~ Part 1: Smoking & Lung Cancer...

Recently (May 2018) comments about obesity at a Pediatric conference have made the rounds. Specifically: Obesity Is a Disease, Not a Choice, Experts Advise.  Here is link to the full text in  "print...

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Quotable Quotes: Taubes the Radical!

Due to a recent article in Wired, I think this (6/30/14) post could use a hearty bump.  These words were uttered just over a decade ago by Gary Taubes. THE COLLAPSE OF A $40 MILLION NUTRITION SCIENCE...

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Where did the fat in this blood come from? ~ An Ead-iotic Analysis

NOTE  (8/7/2018):    I've edited this post, originally written/published 5/5/2011, to omit the no longer relevant back story and broken links.  I had referred to a discussion on Jimmy Moore's...

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Swan Song

[no I'm not retiring the blog]TLDR:  Rather than dragging things on by dismissing more black swans, Gary Taubes could eat crow and go quietly into the night.After a long hiatus from any meaningful new...

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"Real Food Keto" Quips

Rather than formally reviewing Real Food Keto -- an abomination of a book written by Jimmy Moore and his "Nutritional Therapy Practitioner" wife Christine Moore -- I've decided to compile a collection...

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Why Aren't We Taking Anti-Obesity Drugs?

This post was prompted by the following article on MedscapeWhy Aren't We Prescribing Pills for Obesity?It is written by Caroline M. Apovian, MD I'd encourage you to read this whole thing first, as I'm...

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The $12M NuSI/Ludwig Study: Part I: Critique of the Study Design

SUMMARYThe results of the $12 Million Dollar NuSI-sponsored study, headed up by Dr. David S. Ludwig, are finally out.  Effects of a low carbohydrate diet on energy expenditure during weight loss...

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The $12M NuSI/ Ludwig Study ~ Part II: $12 Million for 12% Weight Loss?

UPDATE:   12/17/2018     Original Posting: 12/3/2018   During the writing of a new installment in this series, I revisited the following paper:A randomized study of dietary composition during...

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The $12M NuSI/Ludwig Study ~ Part III: Some "Early" Lessons

SUMMARYContinuing on with discussion of:Effects of a low carbohydrate diet on energy expenditure during weight loss maintenance: randomized trialIn Part I, I discussed some issues with methodology,...

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The $12M NuSI/Ludwig Study ~ Part IV: Insulin Resistance Does Not Hamper...

      Continuing on with discussion of:Effects of a low carbohydrate diet on energy expenditure during weight loss maintenance: randomized trialNo summary for this post.  Here are links to earlier...

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The $12M NuSI/Ludwig Study ~ Part V: Intake, REE and TEE Measures

Summary:Continuing on with discussion of:  Effects of a low carbohydrate diet on energy expenditure during weight loss maintenance: randomized trialPrevious posts in this series:Part I: Critique of the...

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Guyenet v. Taubes ~ Topic 1: "Just 10-20 Calories a Day"

Unless you've been living under a "rock" in the world of nutrition, you're aware that Stephan Guyenet "debated" Gary Taubes on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast.It took me several days broken up to...

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Why We Get Fat ... Lessons from a Cafeteria Rat

BUMP!In addition to blogging on several topics raised during Stephan Guyenet and Gary Taubes recent appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast, I've decided to bump some of the past content on this...

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What's the Problem with Nutrition Research? Is it True Health Iniative or...

Hello World .. and anyone still reading this blog!!Yes, it's been forever.  I've been generally pretty well.  Knocking about on social media (Facebook and some Twitter) ... occasionally getting the...

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SuperStar(ch) -- Or does something stink here?

image linkUPDATE 8//23/2021The company class action law suit regarding scientific claims made about this product.UCAN Class Action SuitI wonder if Peter Attia will get any payout?  LOLORIGINAL CONTENT...

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As to the matter of Jimmy Moore ...

Jimmy Moore was Arrested:If you are reading this content on a website other than carbsanity.blogspot.com you are reading plagiarized material. To read the original content in its entirety go to The...

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