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• Taubes & Attia Debunks Food Myths on The Stossel Show

  Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.comHere’s Gary Taubes and dr Peter Attia attempting to debunk food myths on The Stossel Show. A calorie is not a... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2012 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, MEDICINE

• How to Lose Weight #8: Avoid Artificial Sweeteners

  

  Do you want to lose weight? Here’s part 8 of a 17-part series of blog posts. You can read all the posted tips on the How to Lose Weight-page.8. Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2012 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, MEDICINE

• A Food Revolution in South Africa

  

  I’m about to leave South Africa after a great week. Apart from just enjoying this fantastic place we (me, Monique Forslund and professor Tim Noakes) did three... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2012 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, MEDICINE

• Fat Blocking Pepsi and Other Silliness

  

  Have you seen the reports on the new “Pepsi Special”, about to go on sale in Japan? It’s marketed as a “fat blocker” and according to the TV-commercials you... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2012 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, MEDICINE

• Like Rats in a Sugar Labyrinth

  

  I just arrived in Cape Town, South Afrika. A beautiful place and great weather, which is a welcome change coming from wintery Sweden. Pictured above is the firs... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2012 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, MEDICINE

• Going to Cape Town and Other Exciting Developments

  

  Cape TownA lot of exciting things are happening now and it’s hard to find the time for everything.Today I’m going to Oslo, Norway to speak at a low carb... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2012 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, MEDICINE

• How to Lose Weight: Avoid Beer

  

  Do you want to lose weight? Here’s part 7 of a 17-part series of blog posts. You can read all the posted tips on the How to Lose Weight-page.7. Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2012 DIET & WEIGHT, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, MEDICINE

• How to Lose Weight: Avoid Fruit

  

  Do you want to lose weight? Here’s part 6 of a 17-part series of blog posts. You can read all the posted tips on the How to Lose Weight-page.6. Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2012 DIET & WEIGHT, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• How to Lose Weight, Part 5 of 17

  

  Do you want to lose weight? Here’s – finally – part 5 of a 17-part series of blog posts. You can read all the posted tips on the How to Lose Weight-page.The... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2012 DIET & WEIGHT, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Were Our Ancestors Meat Eaters Millions of Years Ago?

  

  When did our ancestors start eating meat? An exciting archeological find supports the idea that we needed meat to survive as early as 1,5 million years ago. Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2012 SCIENCE

• What Your Doctors Don’t Know About the Drugs They Prescribe

  I’m a big fan of Ben “Bad Science” Goldacre. This new TED talk by him highlights a huge problem. A “cancer at the core of evidence based medicine”, as Goldacre... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2012 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, MEDICINE

• Is Pepsi Max Bad For Your Weight?

  

  Can artificial sweeteners from diet sodas affect your weight? My six hour experiment the other day implies that the answer might be yes.The results can be seen... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2012 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Update on the Pepsi Max Test

  

  What happens if you drink Pepsi Max? Do the artificial sweeteners affect blood sugar or ketone levels? I’ve just tested it.As you can see I did quite a few bloo... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2012 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, MEDICINE

• What Happens If You Drink Pepsi Max?

  

  Nothing if you believe the soda industry. Diet soda contain no calories, only artficial sweeteners (Aspartame and Acesulfam K in this case). Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2012 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, MEDICINE

• How to Lose Weight, Part 4 of 17

  

  Do you want to lose weight? Here’s part 4 of a 17-part series of blog posts. You can read all the posted tips on the How to Lose Weight-page.The first and most... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2012 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, MEDICINE

• Does Weight Loss Surgery Make You Healthier? Maybe Not

  

  Weight loss surgery, cutting away healthy stomach organs, is promoted as the only effective treatment for obesity. But the cracks are starting to show now –... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2012 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, MEDICINE

• The Controversial Manhattan Project of Nutrition

  Could the recently launched Nutrition Science Initiative – aka the “Manhattan Project of Nutrition” – be the solution to the obesity epidemic?It has certainly... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2012 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, MEDICINE

• OT: On Political Stuff

  Quite predictably a lot of people got upset about my post on the ban on giant sodas in NY. Politics is not a major subject for this blog so I have no intention... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2012 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, MEDICINE

• No More Giant Sodas in New York

  An important victory against Big Soda and their legions of lobbyists:NYT: Health Panel Approves Restriction on Sale of Large Sugary DrinksFor any libertarians... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2012 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, MEDICINE

• How to Lose Weight, Part 3 of 17

  

  Do you want to lose weight? Here’s part 3 of a 17-part series of blog posts. You can read all the posted tips on the How to Lose Weight-page.The first and most... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2012 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, MEDICINE