Cah Gisting 16:30 Add Comment diabetes, overweight Edit New Evidence Strengthens the Link Between Hypothalamic Injury, Obesity, and Insulin Resistance Obesity involves changes in the function of brain regions that regulate body fatness and blood glucose, particularly a region called the hyp... Read More
Cah Gisting 09:57 Add Comment Cardiovascular disease, diabetes, metabolic syndrome Edit Insulin Resistance Predicts a Variety of Age-related Diseases In the last post, I reviewed a study by Gerald Reaven's group showing that insulin resistance strongly predicts the risk of cardiovascul... Read More
Cah Gisting 11:28 Add Comment diabetes, vegetarian Edit Is Meat Unhealthy? Part V In this post, I'll examine the possible relationship between meat intake and type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is the most common form o... Read More
Cah Gisting 10:10 Add Comment diabetes, overweight Edit Obesity → Diabetes A new study adds to the evidence that the prevalence of type 2 diabetes is rapidly increasing in the US, and our national weight problem is ... Read More
Cah Gisting 15:49 Add Comment celiac, diabetes, diet, native diet Edit Metabolic Effects of a Traditional Asian High-carbohydrate Diet A recent study supports the notion that an 'ancestral diet' focused around high-starch agricultural foods can cultivate leanness and... Read More
Cah Gisting 09:39 Add Comment diabetes Edit Help Advance Diabetes Research A University of Virginia researcher named Hannah Menefee contacted me recently to ask for our help. She and her colleagues are conducting a... Read More
Cah Gisting 05:00 Add Comment cancer, Cardiovascular disease, diabetes, disease, metabolic syndrome, overweight Edit Does "Metabolically Healthy Obesity" Exist? Obesity is strongly associated with metabolic alterations and negative health outcomes including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and some ... Read More
Cah Gisting 19:00 Add Comment Cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hyperphagia, overweight Edit Neuronal Control of Appetite, Metabolism and Weight Last week, I attended a Keystone conference, "Neuronal Control of Appetite, Metabolism and Weight", in Banff. Keystone conference... Read More