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Counting Calories

January 3, 2017

Guest Blogger Contribution.

I used to believe that one's weight was a simple matter of calories in verses calories out and that calories are calories regardless of source. However, over the years of Type-1 diabetes testing, logging and analyzing, I have learned that it is not that simple. A major lesson learned is that carbohydrate calories...

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The effect of high-, moderate-, and low-fat diets on weight loss and cardiovascular disease risk factors.

March 23, 2016

Research Summaries

Cardiovascular Disease Vascular HDL Cholesterol LDL Cholesterol Total Cholesterol Triglicerides Weight High Fat Low Fat

The consumption of high-fat diets may increase cardiovascular disease risk.

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Effects of 7 days on an ad libitum low-fat vegan diet: the McDougall Program Cohort.

March 18, 2016

Research Summaries

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Healthy cardiovascular and metabolic profiles are associated with frequent consumption of low-fat vegan diets.

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Dietary fat and body weight control.

January 25, 2016

Research Summaries

Obesity High Fat

High dietary fat consumption may increase the risk of weight gain and obesity.

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Effects of a very low fat high fiber diet on serum hormones and menstrual function

November 17, 2015

Research Summaries

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A very low fat, high fiber diet may lower the risk of developing breast cancer.

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Has Eating a Low-Fat, High-Carb Diet Failed us?

May 20, 2015

Linda Carney MD

Health Issues

Has Eating a Low-Fat, High-Carb Diet Failed us?

Low-carb, high-protein diets have become extremely popular and are especially appealing to dieters, since they offer a quick (yet temporary) reduction in weight. Advocates of low-carb diets speculate that 30-40 years of governmental low-fat, high-carb recommendations have failed Americans terribly, thereby fueling an epidemic of chronic disease and obesity. As a result, instead of reducing or...

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Insulin Resistance Insulin Sensitivity

April 19, 2015

Ken Thomas

Condition Related

Guest Blogger Contribution.

As a Type-1 Diabetic and due to the manner in which I learned to manage it, Insulin Resistance became a passionate topic for me as it is a fundamental element of metabolic control. I learned that the lower the insulin resistance, the less insulin I had to inject and the better I felt....

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Ken’s Type-1 Diabetes Journey: Control Part 2 - When Things Go Amiss

March 15, 2015

Ken Thomas

Condition Related

Ken’s Type-1 Diabetes Journey: Control Part 2 - When Things Go Amiss

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By far, the most valuable knowledge I learned at the beginning of my Type-1 diabetes journey is that my blood-sugar is directly controlled by me. The inability to make my own insulin means that my metabolic system is “open-loop”. Open loop means the automatic control mechanism, insulin production, is broken thus requiring manual...

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Ken's Type-1 Diabetes Journey: Control

January 15, 2015

Ken Thomas

Condition Related

Guest Blogger Contribution.

My previous doctor(s) informed me that no matter how diligently I controlled my diabetes that I will still suffer diabetic complications. I believe this is said because the conventionally prescribed A1C levels of 6 to 7 percent, for Type-1 diabetics are damagingly high. Further evidence is that my energy levels are lower in...

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Sacrifice?!

August 30, 2014

Ken Thomas

Miscellaneous Issues

Guest Blogger Contribution.

Almost always, when describing a low-fat Whole Foods Plant Based Starch-Smart lifestyle with most people, their response is something like, “Oh, I could never give up my [some sort of meat], and cheese, [etc.]”. The unfortunate truth is that they literally do not know what they are missing. When it comes to diet,...

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Carbophobia

June 18, 2014

Deborah

Food Matters

Guest Blogger Contribution.

Carbophobia as defined in the Urban Dictionary is “An irrational fear of element 6 of the periodic table (aka carbon), from which all organic life is based. …Currently a source of great hysteria. Carbophobia has reached such levels it’s become its own religion.” While that definition is just as wee bit tongue-in-cheek, I...

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Where there is life, there is hope!

June 17, 2014

Deborah

Support Discussions

Guest Blogger Contribution.

So there I was, plugging along in my low-fat vegan lifestyle. Everything is going fine, although I will admit that I was feeling a little lonely for more flesh-and-blood vegans (in addition to my lovely facebook vegan friends!). In the past, hubby & I would go into the city once per month to...