How to make a fat cell less not thin: the lessons of fat flux
Does being in ketosis automatically translate to fat loss?
My Quantified Self, Part I
My 2013 presentation at the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC): An Advantaged Metabolic State: Human Performance, Resilience & Health.
Is sugar toxic?
I remember one of my mentors in surgical residency made a very important distinction for me. He said, “Peter, never…
Is a Mediterranean diet best for preventing heart disease?
This week an article titled Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease with a Mediterranean Diet was featured in the New England…
Ketosis – advantaged or misunderstood state? (Part II)
When I wrote part I of this post, I naively assumed this would only be a two-part series. However, so many great…
Is a low fat diet best for weight loss?
I know many of you are awaiting Part II of the mini-series on ketosis, but I’d like to digress briefly…
What I actually eat, part II – “IFIK” (circa Q3 2012)
Note to readers: This post was written in September of 2012. PLEASE do not ask me why I eat ‘this’…
Hey Peter, what does your daughter eat?
If there’s one question I get asked often, it’s this one. And I understand why. Anyone who knows me, and…
Good science, bad interpretation
In 2012, the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) published a study entitled Effects of Dietary Composition on Energy Expenditure During…
The interplay of exercise and ketosis – Part II
You’ll recall from last week’s post I did a self-experiment to see if I could learn something about the interplay…