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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “Insulin Resistance”

Podcast – The External Medicine Podcast – Exploring the Outskirts of Medicine

blogteam May 19, 2022 Uncategorized

Synopsis: A discussion of a biological switch that triggers the development of obesity. The role of fructose in the activation of the switch. Listen to the podcast here.

DiabetesFructoseHibernationInsulin ResistanceObesity

Video – Part one of my three part Master Series on Nature Wants Us to Be Fat

blogteam April 6, 2022 Uncategorized

This is part I of the my three part Master Series on Nature Wants Us to Be Fat. Part I is on the existence of a biological switch to become fat, that it can be triggered by intake of added …

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DiabetesFructoseInsulin ResistanceMetabolic SyndromeObesitysucroseSugarUric acid

A Brief Pictorial View of How Fructose Activates the Survival Switch

blogteam February 16, 2022 Uncategorized

Fructose is distinct from all other carbohydrates in that it triggers a reduction in energy (ATP) in the cell, which is called the energy depletion pathway. The fall in energy (or ATP) causes a survival switch to be turned on, …

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DiabetesFructoseInsulin ResistanceObesityUric acid

Podcast – with Ben Azadi and The Keto Kamp Podcast

blogteam February 8, 2022 Uncategorized

This is a discussion of my new book, Nature Wants Us to Be Fat.  It describes how there is a specific biologic switch that animals use to become fat.  It is usually triggered by fructose, either from our diet or …

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High fructose corn syrupInsulin ResistanceLow Carb DietMetabolic SyndromeObesity; Sugar

The Great Controversies – Challenging the Insulin Hypothesis

Poster December 13, 2021 Uncategorized

One of the more important hypotheses on what causes obesity is the insulin hypothesis.  According to this hypothesis, obesity is not driven so much by the amount of calories we eat, but rather by whether the food we eat stimulates …

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FructoseHigh glycemic carbohydratesInsulinInsulin ResistanceObesity

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