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

Daniel Suelo, the man who quit money, seems remarkably healthy

Daniel James Shellabarger (better known as Daniel Suelo) is portrayed in the be… read more » Daniel Suelo, the man who quit money, seems remarkably healthy

The 14-percent advantage of eating little and then a lot: Putting it in practice

In my previous post I argued that the human body may react to “eating big” as i… read more » The 14-percent advantage of eating little and then a lot: Putting it in practice

The 14-percent advantage of eating little and then a lot: Is it real?

When you look at the literature on overfeeding, you see a number over and over … read more » The 14-percent advantage of eating little and then a lot: Is it real?

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

Strength training plus fasting regularly, and becoming diabetic!? No, it is just compensatory adaptation at work

One common outcome of doing glycogen-depleting exercise (e.g., strength trainin… read more » Strength training plus fasting regularly, and becoming diabetic!? No, it is just compensatory adaptation at work

Do you lose muscle if you lift weights after a 24-hour fast? Probably not if you do that regularly

Compensatory adaptation (CA)  is an idea that is useful in the understanding of… read more » Do you lose muscle if you lift weights after a 24-hour fast? Probably not if you do that regularly

Intermittent fasting, engineered foods, leptin, and ghrelin

Engineered foods are designed by smart people, and the goal is not usually to m… read more » Intermittent fasting, engineered foods, leptin, and ghrelin