obesity

  1. T

    Newbie on the block

    Before I continue with my introduction, I would like to add a trigger warning for those of you who have mental health problems. I apologize if this post offends you, it is not to offend anyone but for me to reach out for help and to share my experience. My name is Alan and I am a type 2...
  2. S

    Pre diabetic - any advice please, thank you

    Hi there, I have been having blood sugar crashes over the ladt 6 months (I didn't know what it was at the time). I bought a cgm and it all came to light. For the last 2 months I have followed low carb but my average blood sugars are 8 to 9 throughout the day. 11s when I wake up and after...
  3. I

    Obesity - a major cause of T2D but also of cancer

    Dr David Unwin tweeted about this today : Improving diet gives hope of cancer prevention The video he re-tweeted is this: Eat real food! It's more than merely Obesity, the ingredients of Ultra Processed Food can damage Mitochondria, as can some medications. Better to avoid/prevent the...
  4. Debandez

    PODCAST WITH DAISY BRACKENHALL 'KETO WOMAN'

    I will be forever grateful to all the forum members on here who guided me back to good health. Too many to mention and I don't want to leave anyone out so will just say a MASSIVE THANK YOU to everyone. You know who you are. You do such an amazing job of helping and supporting.....and so much...
  5. I

    Sarah Hallberg interview

    Peter Attia interviews her about :- How Sarah discovered the profound impact of carbohydrate restriction for reversing obesity and type 2 diabetes [3:15]; Prediabetes and metabolic syndrome: prevalence, early signs, and the importance of treating early [16:00]; Overview of fatty acids, how they...
  6. I

    How to beat Covid19 and Metabolic Syndrome

    This is an extremely relevant interview between Dr Robert Lustig and Dr Aseem Malhotra. Towards the end it even briefly covers the science as to why 'you can't our-run a bad diet'. https://www.crossfit.com/health/dr-aseem-malhotra-and-dr-robert-lustig
  7. Debandez

    Public health collaboration LIVE STREAMING CONFERENCE

    Discussing COVID-19, Diabetes, Obesity, Weight loss, Low carb and lots more on you tube this weekend (a 2 day conference) LIVE STREAMING starting with a local Dr, Dr Unwin, talking about losing weight with the low carb diet, and talking about it. Its effects on type 2 diabetes. And much more...
  8. I

    PHC conference - Aseem Malhotra

    I think this mainly Q & A session is very good indeed. Don't be put off by the other guest being Tom Watson, he mainly stays unpolitical - as much as the audience will allow. But gives valuable insights into : What influences politicians How much politicians are misinformed and must rely on...
  9. Living-by-the-beach

    A Link to an Obesity Study with Reference to Altitude / & Insulin

    https://www.nature.com/articles/s41366-019-0422-0 Two weeks of moderate hypoxia improves glucose tolerance in individuals with type 2 diabetes I'm posting this link as I just got this today. I've seen this link previously...
  10. I

    Carbohydrates as an addiction

    Fantastic Video of Dr Robert Cywes giving a surgeon's view of Carbs, Obesity and Diabetes: He says lots of great things and has lots of tips, my only gripe is that he assumes all Type Diabetics are overweight - since it is only those that he ever sees. Dr. Robert Cywes is an expert at weight...
  11. M

    Long Time Lurker, Finally Joined!

    As the title suggests, I am a long time lurker and I have finally decided to join. I am a type 2 who was diagnosed in 2005 in my late twenties. No doubt my diabetes was caused by my life style choice as I was overweight and at my highest being 165kg. Over the last 3 years I have dropped 38kg...
  12. pdmjoker

    Children and Adolescents Who Eat Candy Are Less Overweight or Obese

    This page entitled "Before you read another health study, check who's funding the research": https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/dec/12/studies-health-nutrition-sugar-coca-cola-marion-nestle says "New York University nutrition professor Marion Nestle began informally tracking studies...
  13. Alexandra100

    Remission through weight loss

    "At the conclusion of 12-months, 24% of experimental arm participants achieved a weight loss of 15 kg, which was not seen in control group. Mean weight loss of 10 kilograms was achieved in the intervention group, while subjects following best-practice guidelines achieved a weight loss of 1 kg...
  14. biohacked.entrepreneur

    Vegetable Oils Make You Fat And Cause Chronic Disease

    For anyone who’s looked into and reasearched the health effects of different omega-6 containing vegetable oils, you’ll quickly find that there’s a strong connection between all of them and the major degenerative diseases such as diabetes, cancer, heart disease, alzheimer’s and even obesity...
  15. Freema

    saturated fats seem to promote abdominal fat..

    a research (2014) in the Stockholm/and Upsala university has got some rather surprizing results./conclusions : "This is the first study on humans to show that the fat composition of food not only influences cholesterol levels in the blood and the risk of cardiovascular disease but also...