I confess, I’m a Math fan. I “crunch” numbers, I’m always in search of models and indicators. I won’t trust any theory until I see some validated data and results. Show me the numbers. But when it comes to the food on my table and its relations to my body, I feel sometimes dizzy. There…
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The Jazz in Our Body. White, Brown and Beige Fat.
Fat comes in many different shades, each with unique properties and health implications. Very simply put, visceral white fat stores energy and is bad for your health as is involved in insulin resistance and chronic inflammation. It also seems to be quite responsive to exercise, which is good news. Subcutaneous white fat seems to be neutral but…
Carbs and Ex’s
“Don’t eat carbs in the evening!” “Don’t eat carbs, eat fats” “Don’t eat carbs, eat protein” “Eat good carbs with lots of fibre” “Eat only good carbs and good fats” and so on, and so on. All these carbs and fats mantras they haunt me, like in Ella’s little song Ex’s and Oh’s. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TA-bTnz4S4I&list=RDTA-bTnz4S4I&t=14 (By…
