Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
People who are predisposed to storing fat are different from people who aren't.
The comments that he made at 55 minutes I found interesting ...
What if it's All Been a Big Fat Lie
I found the first 25 minutes interesting about the bad science that led to the nutritional advice that we got over the last 40 years.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQuB9pcptk0&feature=related
Why We Get Fat
The speaker gets to the meat of the matter 57 minutes into the lecture. I recommend skipping the first 57 minutes. Even so, he waffles on whether all carbohydrates make us fat or if it is just sugar.
Monday, September 17, 2012
Monday, September 10, 2012
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Generic Antifungal Is Effective Against Cancer
http://www.genengnews.com/gen-news-highlights/generic-antifungal-is-effective-against-cancer/81247216/
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Friday, August 10, 2012
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Monday, July 16, 2012
Fructose metabolism
Metabolism
Excess fructose consumption has been hypothesized to be a cause of insulin resistance, obesity,[41] elevated LDL cholesterol and triglycerides, leading to metabolic syndrome.[42] In preliminary research, fructose consumption was correlated with obesity.[43][44] A study in mice showed that a high fructose intake may increase adiposity.[45]
One study concluded that fructose "produced significantly higher fasting plasma triacylglycerol values than did the glucose diet in men" and "...if plasma triacylglycerols are a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, then diets high in fructose may be undesirable".[50]
Fructose is a reducing sugar, as are all monosaccharides. The spontaneous chemical reaction of simple sugar molecules binding to proteins is known as glycation. Showing potential cause of skin and bone damage in a rat model of diabetes, investigators suggested "that long-term fructose consumption negatively affects the aging process."[51]
Liver function
While a few other tissues (e.g., sperm cells[59] and some intestinal cells) do use fructose directly, fructose is metabolized primarily in the liver.[60]
Compared with consumption of high glucose beverages, drinking high fructose beverages with meals results in lower circulating insulin and leptin levels, and higher ghrelin levels after the meal.[61] Since leptin and insulin decrease appetite and ghrelin increases appetite, some researchers suspect that eating large amounts of fructose increases the likelihood of weight gain.[62]
Excessive fructose consumption may contribute to the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.[63]
Gout
A 2008 study found a substantial risk of incident gout associated with the consumption of fructose or fructose rich foods.[64] Cases of gout have risen in recent years, despite commonly being thought of as a Victorian disease, and it is suspected that the fructose found in soft drinks (e.g., carbonated beverages) and other sweetened drinks is the reason for this.[65][66]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fructose#Potential_health_effects
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