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• Saturated Fat: the Advice and the Science

  

  Is the advice to eat less saturated fat based on any good science? Well, not necessarily according to this fantastic new review:Nutrition: Saturated fat and... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2012 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, MEDICINE

• Ooops: Nobody Eats the Bread!

  

  The nice buffet is removed at the nutrition conference. Lunch is almost over. But a smaller table of food is still barely touched. Guess what’s on it?BreadI... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2012 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, MEDICINE

• Lunch at the Nutrition Conference

  

  Not bad. Have a look at this nice lunch I got at the nutrition conference:LunchI’ve seen a lot worse than this at conferences on nutrition and obesity! Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2012 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Recommendations for Carbs and Fat Are Dropped from NNR!

  

  The preliminary new Nordic Nutrition recommendations contained a two major changes: the recommendations for carb and fat percentage of the diet are dropped! Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2012 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• In Reykjavik for the Nutrition Conference

  

  Iceland. Sounds exotic, doesn’t it?I’m in Reykjavik for the Nordic Nutrition Conference, together with representatives from the National Food Agencies in all th... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2012 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, MEDICINE

• The Sugar Empire Strikes Back

  

  Did you think the sugar industry would take the latest NY regulations lightly? Hardly. Among other things they placed this ad in yesterday’s New York Times. Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2012 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, MEDICINE

• Nearly 1 in 4 U.S. Teens Has Diabetes Or Prediabetes!

  

  This is absolutely insane. In less than a decade the number of U.S. kids ages 12-19 with diabetes or prediabetes has skyrocketed from 9 to 23 percent!TIME:... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2012 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, MEDICINE

• Large Sodas Soon Illegal in New York?

  

  Soon to be illegal? This is a brave move: New York mayor Bloomberg plans to outlaw sales of sodas larger than 16 oz. (about 50 cl). This in an effort to actuall... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2012 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Here’s Swedish LCHF-Magazine Number FOUR!

  

  #4Can you believe this? There are now FOUR different magazines in Sweden on Low Carb High Fat eating. The latest one is a supplement to the biggest tabloid in... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2012 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, MEDICINE

• The Diet Debacle

  What’s the root of all dietary evil? Two beliefs, according to a new article from dr Robert Lustig: A calorie is a calorie, and You are what you eat:The Diet... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2012 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, MEDICINE

• Drugs, Cigarettes, Alcohol… and Sugar?

  Here’s the seventh and last part of the great “Skinny on Obesity”-series, featuring dr Robert Lustig.The case is made that sugar should be regulated by the... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2012 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, MEDICINE

• Low Carb Cruise Roast on YouTube

  Here’s the recent pre-Low Carb Cruise dinner roast, performed by stand-up comedian Tom Naughton. As one of the presenters this year I also had the honor of bein... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2012 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, MEDICINE

• Did You Miss PaleoFX? Get It on DVD

  Having unfortunately missed the PaleoFX 2012 conference I immediately jumped at this chance. You can now preorder the DVD set containing 40+ hours of... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2012 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, MEDICINE

• Stress and Your Weight

  Here’s episode 6 of the “Skinny on Obesity” series. It’s more conventional thinking than before: Stress makes you eat more.Thats’s probably true, but it almost... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2012 HEALTHY LIVING

• The Weight of the Nation: More In(s)anity

  

  "Go ahead, eat your candy and cake"I just saw the second episode of HBO’s “Weight of the Nation”. Oh, boy. Did they really have to burn money on producing a... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2012 HEALTHY LIVING

• Ten Thousand in Defense of Fat

  The financing for the documentary “In Defense of Fat” is off to a good start. Twenty percent of the target has been reached in less than a week! 24 days... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2012 HEALTHY LIVING

• Paleo Interview with Professor Cordain

  What is the Paleo diet and why should you care? Well, as you know it’s the original human diet and it’s probably still the healthiest way you could eat (unless... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2012 HEALTHY LIVING

• Bacon Trending on Twitter

  

  Right now one of the hottest Swedish (hardly a coincidence) trends on Twitter is #ReplaceFilmTitlesWithBacon. Silly but fun for a while. The concept is that... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2012 HEALTHY LIVING

• Why Americans Are Obese: 24-Hour Pizza

  

  Here’s a sign from the cruise, when the buffet was closed (like in the middle of the night). There was always – always – food around. But what kind of food? Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2012 HEALTHY LIVING

• The WHEAT of the Nation

  

  I just saw the first episode of the much talked about HBO program Weight of the Nation, about the American obesity crisis. As you’ve probably heard they take... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2012 HEALTHY LIVING