No fat gain while eating well during the Holiday Season: Palatability isolines, the 14-percent advantage, and nature’s special spice

Like most animals, our Paleolithic ancestors had to regularly undergo short per… read more » No fat gain while eating well during the Holiday Season: Palatability isolines, the 14-percent advantage, and nature’s special spice

Gaining muscle and losing fat at the same time: A more customized approach based on strength training and calorie intake variation

In the two last posts I discussed the idea of gaining muscle and losing fat at … read more » Gaining muscle and losing fat at the same time: A more customized approach based on strength training and calorie intake variation

Gaining muscle and losing fat at the same time: Various issues and two key requirements

In my previous post ( ), I mentioned that the idea of gaining muscle and losing… read more » Gaining muscle and losing fat at the same time: Various issues and two key requirements

Kleiber's law and its possible implications for obesity

Kleiber's law ( ) is one of those “laws” of nature that is both derived fro… read more » Kleiber's law and its possible implications for obesity

Fasting for 24 hours and ending up with a bigger waist!? This may be a sign that you are losing abdominal fat

This is such a common phenomenon that you’d expect to see it discussed more oft… read more » Fasting for 24 hours and ending up with a bigger waist!? This may be a sign that you are losing abdominal fat

How lean should one be?

Loss of muscle mass is associated with aging. It is also associated with the me… read more » How lean should one be?

How to lose fat and gain muscle at the same time? Strength training plus a mild caloric deficit

Ballor et al. (1996) conducted a classic and interesting study on body composit… read more » How to lose fat and gain muscle at the same time? Strength training plus a mild caloric deficit