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Carbs and insulin DO matter for weight gain
The debates wage on. Do carbohydrates and elevated insulin levels contribute to weight gain and metabolic disease? We recently posted about an unpublished study from NIH researcher Kevin Hall, PhD...
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Low-carb diet better than low-fat diet for older adults
A new study, published in Nutrition & Metabolism, shows that a low-carb diet may be better than a low-fat diet for fat mass and visceral (belly) fat loss in an older population. The paper...
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Dr. Roshani Sanghani: tackling India’s diabetes epidemic
Photographer: R. Sanghani Dr. Roshani Sanghani, a board-certified, US-trained endocrinologist, is using a low-carb diet in Mumbai to treat patients with obesity, diabetes, polycystic ovary syndrome...
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Red meat improves glucose and insulin markers with no adverse effects on...
A new evaluation of randomized studies shows that eating red meat, on average, improves blood glucose and markers of insulin sensitivity, with no significant effect on inflammation. For those...
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Low-carb diets reduce uric acid which may signify less insulin resistance
A new look at data from the DIRECT study shows low-carb diets reduce serum urate levels as effectively as low-fat and Mediterranean diets. The authors propose that improvements in this blood marker...
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Low-carb improves pancreatic function and type 2 diabetes
A new study shows a lower-carb, higher-protein diet improves glucose control and pancreas function more than a standard diet for type 2 diabetes. And perhaps more importantly, the study showed these...
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High insulin precedes obesity, a new study suggests
A new study published in JAMA Network Open reports that insulin levels rise first, and then people develop obesity — not the other way around. Why is this important? Traditional teaching is that...
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Carbs, insulin, and obesity: Is the carbohydrate-insulin model dead or alive?
Is the carbohydrate-insulin model of obesity (CIM) dead? Or does CIM explain the secret to weight gain and weight loss? Or is it somewhere in the middle? Researchers John Speakman and Kevin Hall...
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New study: Insulin resistance linked to risk of depression
On the occasion of World Mental Health Day, we have relevant news. A new study, published last month in The American Journal of Psychiatry, demonstrated a link between insulin resistance and the risk...
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Insulin resistance impairs fat loss
When you’re insulin resistant, muscle is more easily lost. Losing weight in a healthy way means losing body fat, not lean muscle mass. But a new study shows that people with insulin resistance and...
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