While more studies have contradicted the earlier findings about the roles of carbohydrates in the men’s heath, (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17) a small but slowly increasing number of people adopt low-carbohydrate-high-fat and low-carbohydrate-high–protein diets for various health reasons. However, the main medical establishment is not convinced but has continued to question the…
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We Could Fool Ourselves in The Game Of Statistics: Are Foods High In Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load Linked To The Risk of Pancreatic Cancer? (1 of 4)
The public was often told of a study result that contradicted the other study result that was published earlier. Then, it would be told of another study result that would sustain the first study result. Such flip-flop confuses the public tremendously and makes it wonder what the truth is and whom it should believe. (1,…
The Flip-Flop Medical Research Reports
You might have heard about the following story. There were three blind men who were chatting one day about how other people teased them and lied to them, because of their blindness. They brought up the size of the elephant, and insisted that it was not so big as told. They decided to “see” the…
A Holistic View: Lowering Cholesterol Level Is Not The Top Priority For Health. (3 of 3)
Reviewing the metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats helps us understand how these nutrients are converted into one another20. Blood sugars from the digestible carbohydrates not only supply energy for the body, but also convert themselves into glycogen and fats (triglyceride and cholesterol) for stored energy. The more in excess of blood sugars, the higher…
A Holistic View: Lowering Cholesterol Level Is Not The Top Priority For Health. (2 of 3)
During the recent years, studies have shown that inflammation is the key player in developing arteriosclerosis, which either precedes or coincides with atherosclerosis8, 9, 10. Preventing arteriosclerosis and arteriosclerosis by reducing the level of inflammation inside the body is the most effective approach. Studies have also shown the use of anti-inflammatory drugs such as Aspirin…
November 2009: American Diabetes Month
I am glad if you do know that November 2009 is the American Diabetes Month. If you do not, you are not alone. But, this is a serious matter because all of us should be aware that every one of us has the potential of becoming diabetics. I mean diabetes mellitus (DM), not diabetes insipidus,…
A Holistic View: Lowering Cholesterol Level Is Not The Top Priority For Health. (1 of 3)
In a Press Release on August 19, 2009, the Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)1 cited that the US life expectancy reached its record at 77.9 years in 2007 (75.3 years for men and 80.4 years for women), increased from 77.7 years in 2006, and an increase of 1.4 years from 76.5 years in…
Aspirin Reduces Colon Cancer Deaths
This article was originally posted on Wednesday, November 18, 2009. This is reposted for removing an abusive comment with a link to an obscene page. We intend to moderate all comments for keeping them useful. A study, “Aspirin Use and Survival After Diagnosis of Colorectal Cancer”, published in the August 12, 2009 issue of Journal of…
A Mystery: Why Does Today’s Medicine Still Resist Carbohydrate-restricted Diets? (3 of 3)
Lastly, low carbohydrates diet is not a new idea that was a diet used in the society of hunter-gatherers, according to reports, at least 10,000 years ago18. In the middle of 1800’s, restricting carbohydrates for weight loss was mentioned. At the turn of 1900’s, such diet was used to treat intractable epilepsy for children19. In…
A Mystery: Why Does Today’s Medicine Still Resist Carbohydrate-restricted Diets? (2 of 3)
Secondly, as mentioned, most physicians and nutritionists still falsely believe that fats, especially the saturated, are responsible for diseases and overweight or obesity. While it is true that a net balance of the calories, between those taken in from foods regardless of their types and those used for energy, decides the change of the body…