Jan 16, 2013 | Uncategorized |
With quotes from Health at Every Size by Linda Bacon… ?? extensive evidence documents that attempts at dieting typically result in weight cycling, not maintained weight loss. Weight fluctuation is strongly associated with increased risk for diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease, independent of body weight. In other words, the recommendation to diet may be causing the very...
Sep 26, 2011 | Articles |
Strangely, many people feel that foods that contain cholesterol: such as butter, red meat, and eggs, will contribute to high cholesterol levels if consumed. It’s strange, because even in the infancy of the ?beware of high cholesterol levels? craze, no one ever accused dietary cholesterol of raising blood cholesterol levels. No one accused dietary cholesterol of this because dietary...
Sep 26, 2011 | Articles |
Oh god, my hands are trembling just t-t-t-t-t-typing the word ?cholesterol. It’s so scary. It is one of the definitive words of an aging, hospital-ridden, overweight baby boomer. It’s a symbol of having choked down one-too many ribeyes and a few too many plates of bacon and eggs(because the causes of heart disease and cholesterol all involve our favorite foods). Cholesterol is...
Sep 26, 2011 | Articles |
Having high levels of triglycerides appears to be one of the leading risk factors for heart disease. An even better indicator is looking at a ratio of triglycerides to HDL cholesterol. A ratio of 3:1 or higher tells us far more about a person’s risk of developing heart disease than any other diagnostic lab value. The higher the triglycerides, the higher the value, and the higher the...
Sep 26, 2011 | Articles |
The cause of Type 2 Diabetes is obviously insulin related, but what causes abnormalities with insulin production? Typical Type 2 Diabetes info does not relay an accurate picture of the full story. It’s actually?kinda stupid – as most diabetes sites equate corn and candy bars based’strictly on a number on the Glycemic Index.180DegreeHealth is committed to providing the real info...
