Did the US Dietary Guidelines Cause the Obesity Epidemic?

A popular argument holds that the US Dietary Guidelines caused our obesity epidemic......

Cars as a metaphor for understanding obesity

If we want to understand the accumulation of excess body fat, it's tempting to focus......

Do Blood Glucose Levels Affect Hunger and Satiety?

You've heard the story before: when you eat carbohydrate-rich foods that digest......

The most slimming tortillas in the world

It's no secret that I'm an avid food gardener.  In the last two years, I've......

The Hungry Brain: Book Update

In January of this year, I handed in a complete manuscript draft of my first book, The......

NuSI-funded Study Serves Up Disappointment for the Carbohydrate-insulin Hypothesis of Obesity

A new metabolic ward study tests the idea that lowering insulin via severe carbohydrate......

Two huge new studies further undermine the "obesity paradox"

The "obesity paradox" is the observation that people with higher fat mass sometimes......