Six meals per day for weight loss is poppycock. Research shows either that there is no difference whatsoever in how many meals you eat per day, or that eating more frequently means just consuming more calories. Reject the dogma. [Read more…]
Fatten Up With High Fructose Corn Syrup
High fructose corn syrup is bad news in so many ways. First off, fructose is not the benign sugar that it has been widely acclaimed to be. Its low Glycemic Index means nothing. Fructose is the most lipogenic (fat building) sugar of all, even more than table sugar. [Read more…]
Unimportance of Calories
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The whole business of keeping track of calories for weight loss is so misused that I am astounded. As a scientist, I understand the concept of calories as a measure of energy. Energy in this case specifically refers to heat. [Read more…]
Lots of Bad Advice About Fat Loss
Sometimes I could just pull my hair out…
…if I hadn’t already lost too much! Mindless dogma rules in the world of weight loss, specifically fat loss. The following drivel is an example from the blog article titled Guaranteed Fat Loss Workouts. [Read more…]