American teenage boys consume an average of a 161 grams of sugar a day. That's 40 teaspoons of sugar. And you wonder why American children are becoming more obese? When it comes to our bodies and our health, both as individuals and as a nation,

Ruminations on a strawberry jam sandwich

Oct 21st, 2017 11m 13s

Say what you want about strawberry jam, but it's fat free. The way some people think, that makes it heart healthy.

A change in the podcast

Oct 17th, 2017 2m 10s

Coming soon -- a bigger nugget!

Carbs: impairing health, promoting mortality

Oct 14th, 2017 5m 9s

If eating carbs will sicken or even kill you, should you eat fewer of them, or rely on pharmacological options to reduce your body's response to dietary carbohydrates?

Obesity isn't the world's only weight problem

Oct 12th, 2017 3m 32s

Is it worse to be obese or half-starved?

Net carbs vs. total carbs

Oct 10th, 2017 4m 58s

Net carbs are the difference between total carbs in a food and the fiber. The idea is that fiber doesn't do much if anything to raise your blood glucose, so you can safely ignore it. Keep your net carbs low, and you'll keep your blood glucose a

Intermittency in diet

Oct 5th, 2017 4m 29s

When it comes to diet, "intermittency" means making frequent, significant changes in how much you eat. You need to throw your body a dietary change up, and not let it adjust to a single continuous level of intake.

The mystery of weight loss

Oct 3rd, 2017 5m 56s

The main lesson of the diet so far is that weight loss is a complex and perplexing topic. It's one of the great mysteries of life. But if a method is working for you, stick with it.

Intermittent feasting for weight loss

Sep 30th, 2017 4m 8s

A study out of Australia suggests that breaking up a calorie-restricted diet with periods of increased eating could produce better results for weight loss. Researchers at the University of Tasmania reported their findings in the International J

Optimal protein

Sep 28th, 2017 5m 53s

There's a difference between minimal protein intake and optimal protein intake. The minimum daily requirement for an inactive adult is 0.36 grams per pound of body weight. You can live on that. But more is probably better, even for the sedentar

Another look at protein

Sep 26th, 2017 5m 9s

Dietary protein intake is an important number to get right. If you eat too little protein over a long stretch, your body will suffer. If you eat too much protein, you could be at greater risk for kidney problems, and your blood glucose may rise

Keto targets for fat, protein, and carbs

Sep 23rd, 2017 4m 54s

To start or restart a ketogenic diet, you need to think about your macro-nutrient targets. Both carbs and protein need to be strictly limited, but dietary fat will be your friend. So what are the specific targets?

Why we cheat on an LCHF diet

Sep 21st, 2017 4m 32s

Cheating on a low carb diet: you can't eat a sweet or carby treat every day, even if you do it mindfully. You won't get in or stay in ketosis if you do that. But a rare, planned indulgence is acceptable if it keeps you eating LCHF for the long-

Dieting: the strongest motives are personal

Sep 19th, 2017 4m 25s

Typically, people diet to improve their health, their appearance, their mood and confidence, and their chances at living longer. All of those are good, and the nice thing is, they're connected. But the strongest motivations are personal.

Diet myths examined

Sep 16th, 2017 5m 22s

Diet myths examined. For a long time, big mainstream news outlets followed lock-step with organizations such as the American Heart Association and the FDA. They promoted the low-fat diet, and the "calories in, calories out" model of weight cont

The importance of being active

Sep 14th, 2017 4m 51s

It's important to be active, to move around. You need to move around every day, and many times a day, if you want to stay healthy, and frankly, alive. A study published this week in the Annals of Internal Medicine drives the point home.

What your brain needs

Sep 12th, 2017 3m 50s

The article in question is a long, detailed, authoritative look at the vitamins, minerals and other micro-nutrients essential to brain functioning and mental health, and where those micro-nutrients come from. Where they come from is mostly anim

Eat your veggies!

Sep 9th, 2017 4m 2s

The study's findings suggest that eating a diet higher in fruits, vegetables, and legumes helps you live longer. The benefit peaked with the consumption of 3 to 4 servings of such food per day.

LCHF survival food

Sep 7th, 2017 5m 10s

The best low carb survival foods are nutritious, portable, widely available, and require no refrigeration or cooking. They are ideal foods for either fleeing or hunkering in place.

Keto diet reboot

Sep 5th, 2017 3m 49s

In this episode, Jim sketches out the goals, plans, methods, and tools for his keto diet reboot.

Taking stock, making plans

Sep 2nd, 2017 3m 34s

Today is the start of the 5th month of this podcast, and we're half way to a hundred episodes. It seems like a good time to reflect, and lay out some plans.

The carbs are gonna get you

Aug 31st, 2017 3m 22s

Evidence continues to come in that undermines the Lipids Theory of Cardiovascular Disease. The latest evidence was in a big, global study published online this week by the respected medical journal, The Lancet.

Techno-food is not the answer

Aug 29th, 2017 4m 14s

Those who eat a diet that includes meat and other animal-based food sometimes face criticism on two grounds. First, the diet is deemed cruel. Second, it is deemed unsustainable. Is either objection valid? Can we live on soy-burgers and indoor-l

Which meal should you skip?

Aug 26th, 2017 3m 57s

There's a growing consensus that two square meals a day are better for us than three or four, but the issue is the timing. When should you eat your first meal of the day, and your last?