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How Dieting Causes Metabolic Syndrome

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...

Lower Triglycerides Through Diet

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...

Cause of Type 2 Diabetes Info

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...

Leningrad Hypertension Epidemic

One thing I’ve been keen on since the beginning of my ?investigation? is the equal and opposite reaction of the human body to the things you force upon it. There is no end to the repetitive advice to eat less and exercise more to achieve any number of health benefits. When people with health problems increase their exercise level and decrease their food intake, a number of positives...

New Stuff Everywhere

I’ve been an even busier boy this week than ever. But I wanted to let all the blog-following faithful know what’s going on out there. First up are 3 brand new 180 Kitchen posts. Thai coconut soup, Thai Massaman curry, and Baby Back ribs all have their own posts and tutorial videos. To see the latest there, click HERE.I’ve also uploaded 8 new content pages to the main site...