Author: Kevin Bae
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NYT blames meat first for obesity and COVID-19
Jane Brody of the New York Times has it right when she calls out obesity and Type-2 diabetes for being high risk factors for severe cases of COVID-19. This has been known since almost the beginning of the pandemic. What she doesn’t get right unnecessarily blaming meat. Of course, in recent decades many of the…
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Keto bread fantasy
Good keto bread and keto friendly bread is what many low carb dieters long for. I have tried different recipes and looked at commercial “keto friendly” loaves of bread available at grocery stores and have yet to find anything that is both good and low carb. What makes good bread? Gluten. And where does gluten…
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Eliminating sugar good for gut health
The article makes a great case for eliminating added sugars from a person’s diet. If added sugar is likely causing inflammation in the gut, what happens to your gut when you remove added sugar from your diet? Dr. Bulsiewicz says many people experience balance. “If you eliminate foods that we know are damaging to the…
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Eating eggs for weight loss
The one thing consistent about eggs is the nutrition industry likes to bat them around like a shuttlecock. Eggs is a perfect food. It has almost everything you need in a tiny package. I think it’s virtually impossible to over eat eggs as well. Think about how full you would feel eating a dozen eggs?…
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Caffeine aids in burning fat
People burn less fat in the morning than in the afternoons. Who knew? What can you do to help burn some extra fat during your morning workout? Have a cup of coffee. These findings confirm the previously reported diurnal variation in the whole-body fat oxidation rate during graded exercise in active caffeine-naïve men, and indicate…
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Are tomatoes Keto friendly?
The short answer is… yes! But like any fruit you have to watch out for the quantity. If using canned tomatoes read the label. You want to make sure there are no sugars or odd ingredients. Canned tomatoes are a great source when tomatoes are not in season. Tomatoes that are canned at the moment…
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Highly processed foods may be addictive
This article in the New York Times shows how highly processed foods may be as addictive as cigarettes and cocaine. This kind of food seems to light up the parts of your brain that make you want to eat more. At the top of the list were pizza, chocolate, potato chips, cookies, ice cream, French…
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Vegan website claims keto diets damage your heart… unless it’s the vegan version
Any honest site reporting on ketogenic diets will tell you that you can go keto whether you concentrate on animal or plants. The difference is in satiety. An animal based approach to the keto diet will leave you feeling more satisfied for longer periods of time. A plant based approach will mean you will have…