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Last month, I posted Constrained Total Energy Expenditure and Metabolic Adaptation, which is an overview of the research of Dr. Herman Pontzer. In short, his work makes the case that we adapt...
Read more →I just heard a fascinating podcast interview about energy expenditure. It connects the dots on many things that I have felt, but could not prove. If you have an hour, listen to Sigma Nutrition #208....
Read more →I briefly touched on the calorie math of the Potato Hack in a 2015 post. In this post, I will head to the chalkboard to show you my work and teach you how to figure out your numbers. Before we begin,...
Read more →For what seems like years there has been this endless debate on calories. It probably will never end. On one side you have charlatans that preach certain calories in excess somehow magically won't...
Read more →For those that don't know the background story read How I Regained the Weight I Lost, The Fat Loss Bet and The Fat Loss Side Bet. In this post, I am going to outline my plan for losing 20 pounds and...
Read more →I wrote this post two years ago but never hit publish. It got lost in the drafts. Consider this a "lost episode". In 2010, Escape the Herd alerted me to the story of a professor who proved that fat...
Read more →I'm way behind on my nutrition book summaries. In this post, I'll cover three excellent books that approach nutrition from different viewpoints that compliment each other nicely. Deep Nutrition: Why...
Read more →Last October in the post High Satiety Paleo Friendly Foods? I outlined my problem. Right before I go to bed is when I seem to be the most hungry. I seek out foods that are calorie dense that have...
Read more →While at my Glitter Gym, the gym paused the soccer mom workout music for an important announcement. It was a professionally made audio clip encouraging members to sign up for some nonsensical aerobic...
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