Showing posts with label sugars. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sugars. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Refined carbs, sugar, and cholesterol: My own experience
Post on 8:42 AM
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A few years ago I went to the doctor for a routine appointment, and I was told that my LDL cholesterol was elevated. I was in my early 40s. My lipid profile was the following - LDL: 156, HDL: 38, triglycerides: 188. The LDL was calculated. I was weighing about 210 lbs, which was too high for my height (5 ft 8 in). My blood pressure was low, as it has always been - systolic: 109, diastolic: 68.My
Sunday, November 15, 2015
Insulin responses to foods rich in carbohydrates and protein
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Insulin is often presented as a hormone that is at the core of the diseases of civilization, particularly because of the insulin response elicited by foods rich in refined carbohydrates and sugars. What is often not mentioned is that protein also elicits an insulin response and so do foods where carbohydrates are mixed with fat. Sometimes the insulin responses are way more than one would expect
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