Here are this week’s interesting links:
- Insulin secretagogue - Dairy products raise insulin levels disproportionate to their glucose impact. [Amino acids, particularly in whey, the likely cause.]
- Genes, LDL-Cholesterol Levels, and the Central Role of LDL Receptor Activity In Heart Disease - Chris Masterjohn looks at what LDL really tells us.
- Anyone Doing Paleo Without Liver, Bones, Skin, and Greens? - Also from Chris, a first post looking at the implications of a high methionine diet from eating mostly muscle meats. [See also this from Dana Carpender and this from Ray Peat on gelatin.]
- Preventing Obesity Part 2: Mental Work - Dr Angelo Tremblay looks at the effect stress has on appetite.
- Process Addiction - Process addiction is psychological dependence on a behavior or activity. [Curiously, some differentiate between food (i.e. carbs/sugar) as a potential substance addiction vs eating as a potential process addiction.]
- Are carbs more addictive than cocaine? - Details looks at how carbs might be addicting. [I think it's more complicated than they suggest, but always happy when the concept gets into mainstream media!]
- Is Sugar Really Healthier Than Corn Syrup? - Mother Jones tackles HFCS. [I'm still neutral on the question of HFCS vs sugar; suspect there are chemical differences, but also suspect the total consumption of fructose in all sources is the bigger concern.]
- Living With Phytic Acid - Rami Nagel talks about anti-nutrients and traditional preparation methods for WAPF. [Chris Kresser mentioned this article in his podcast last week.]
- Lambs Provide Crucial Link in Understanding Obesity - Study looking at the link between maternal health/diet and obesity in their offspring.
- The case against antioxidants - Todd Becker uses hormesis as a framework to explain why antioxidant supplements don’t show benefits when studied. [See also this from Stephan Guyenet and this from Kurt Harris.]
