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Research (Studies, Reports, etc.)

Become an Educated Consumer!

September 4, 2007

If you’re a client of mine, you’ve heard me say the title of this blog post at least (by my conservative estimate) 7800 times.
It is so vitally important to apply your critical thinking abilities to the confusing and sometimes scary world of fitness and nutrition, I can’t understate it. In fact, let me say [...]

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We’re Fat – Again.

August 28, 2007

In case you didn’t realize, Americans on a whole are fat and gettting fatter.
Rates of obese adults in America continue to rise steadily, but the most troubling statistic: The rate of childhood obesity more than doubled between 1980 and 2000. Moreover, the chances of a child born today developing Type 2 diabetes are a striking [...]

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Too Much Exercise is Bad For You.

August 25, 2007

For 4 of the last 6 days, I have subjected my body to one of the most enjoyable stresses on this planet (at least in my eyes) – training in Brazilian Jiujitsu.
Above: Harai Goshi is now my new favorite throw.
Most health and fitness professionals would look at my activity level from this past week and [...]

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Greater Chance of Death With…Lower LDL?

August 14, 2007

An interesting “paradox” to ponder:
The lower your LDL cholesterol, the GREATER your risk of all-cause mortality (that means you’ll die sooner of something, just not heart disease). This study says it’s double.
Of course, you don’t need to just look at that study. You can look at the Conference on Low Blood Cholesterol and [...]

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Can You Outsmart Your Genetics?

August 10, 2007

The next time someone tells you they’re fat because of their genetics, tell ‘em about Otto and Ewald.
And just who in the heck are Otto and Ewald?
Otto and Ewald are two identical German twins, but you’d never know it by looking at them.
From this comparison shot (from 1969, when both were 23 years old), you [...]

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How Low-Carb Can Help You Live Longer.

July 20, 2007

It’s always premature to trumpet the latest, greatest scientific discovery until the science itself is examined (meaning, no, I haven’t read the study yet), but this article was just too compelling to pass up.
Can you believe it? The key to a longer, healthier life is minimizing insulin production.
I previously blogged about how insulin functions [...]

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Eat Like a Caveman, Stave Off Diabetes.

July 4, 2007

Type 2 (Non-Insulin Dependent) Diabetes is probably what you could consider a disease of civilization. It stems from the fundamental issue of insulin insensitivity – an inability of insulin to affect blood sugar levels.
Insulin is required to export glucose (sugar) from your bloodstream into your waiting, hungry cells. As your cells’ insulin sensitivity decreases, higher [...]

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"Down With Redundancy!"

May 15, 2007

Thanks to Mike Hogan for this one.
What does redundancy have to do with strength training?
Plenty. The issue here is retracing your steps when you don’t have to; i.e., multiple sets and exercises for the same muscle groups.
(Note: I’m assuming here that your main goal in going to the gym is looking and feeling better, [...]

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Diabetes No More?

December 31, 2006

In likely the most exciting health news of the year, it appears that there is hope for diabetes sufferers (from Canada, no less). Read about it here:
Diabetes breakthrough.
For a long time, it was thought that type 1 diabetes was a completely different animal than type 2, for the sheer reason that type 2 seemed [...]

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What Lab Mice Can Tell Us – Resveratrol.

November 18, 2006

Yikes, I’m soooo behind on these postings…
So in case you haven’t heard, red wine (or, more accurately, a compound in grapes called resveratrol) will help you live a longer, active life, especially if you’re fat. Here’s the article:
Compund in Red Wine Boosts Health of Obese Mice.
Here are a few things about the study that [...]

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