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Gary Taubes on what he eats for breakfast and why America is fat

The #1 cause of obesity: insulin

Fat-shaming firestorm: Is it motivating or bullying?

Insights: What if medicine is wrong about obesity?

VideoJune 15 2020, video by , medical review by

Insights: What if medicine is wrong about obesity?

Although more people are trying to lose weight, few people are succeeding. Why? Is it possible that the medical community has…

Unpublished study challenges the insulin model of obesity

NewsMay 11 2020, by 18

Unpublished study challenges the insulin model of obesity

Does low-fat, plant-based beat low-carb for calorie control? A new study by Kevin Hall is too short to give us good answers.

Have you watched the movie Carb-Loaded?

VideoJanuary 26 2020, by , medical review by 4

Have you watched the movie Carb-Loaded?

Carb-Loaded is possibly the best and funniest low-carb movie out there. If you want to know more about the obesity epidemic…

Fat-shaming firestorm: Is it motivating or bullying?

NewsSeptember 20 2019, by , medical review by 15

Fat-shaming firestorm: Is it motivating or bullying?

Have you seen the flurry of online debate about whether fat shaming helps or hinders individual motivation to battle obesity?

NewsJuly 14 2019, by , medical review by 16

High-profile ad urges low-carb approach to dietary guidelines

More than 50 US doctors have signed a prominent ad placed in both The New York Times and The Washington Post advocating for a…

Diet Doctor Podcast #21 — Nina Teicholz

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Diet Doctor Podcast #21 — Nina Teicholz

Few people in this world have done more to unearth the fallacy and shoddy evidence behind our dietary guidelines than Nina…

New movie in our movie library: Sugar Coated

NewsMay 27 2019, by , medical review by 2

New movie in our movie library: Sugar Coated

What is causing the obesity epidemic and all the metabolic problems we are seeing? Is it that people eat too much?

Can processed foods explain our obesity epidemic?

NewsMay 20 2019, by 1

Can processed foods explain our obesity epidemic?

An ambitious and meticulously controlled trial from the NIH and Dr. Kevin Hall may shed light on the question of why…

Heart disease burden on the rise

NewsApril 16 2019, by 2

Heart disease burden on the rise

There was a time when everyone wanted to stand up and take the credit for the reduction in heart disease deaths.

Your thin friends can scarf down carbs? It may be their genes

NewsFebruary 1 2019, by , medical review by 7

Your thin friends can scarf down carbs? It may be their genes

No big surprise, but a new genetic study has confirmed why some people can eat whatever they like and still stay thin.