Physical activity and weight loss

Physical activity is a poor strategy for weight loss. Still, all around the world, clinicians and health personnel are chasing fat people ar...

Lack of balls or lack of brains?

In my last post I hinted strongly at the occurrence of cognitive dissonance in a recent editorial. I don’t actually think there is much diss...

You want cognitive dissonance? I’ll give you cognitive dissonance!

The latest issue of Obesity offers both welcome rationality, important discussions and good chances of some decent hair pulling. It feature...

Spring cleaning, truth and disagreements

There! Spring cleaning. All freshened up – away with bricks and Banksy and bombing. The truth  We are all confused (some more than others) a...

My beloved science and me

I am no expert on anything, except perhaps on being me, of which I have an entire lifetime of experience. I don’t know much about biochemist...

The setpoint hypothesis revisited

The homeostasis  (hō'mē-ō-stā'sĭs): The ability or tendency of an organism or cell to maintain internal equilibrium by adjusting its...

Kurt Harris, the messiah, the hype and the throwing of scales

I think Kurt Harris is a smart man and makes some very good points now and then, not to mention his reading list resembles my own. But readi...

Hva er egentlig problemet med rødt kjøtt? (In Norwegian)

istockphoto Mandag 31. januar la Nasjonalt råd for ernæring frem rapporten, ”Kostråd for å fremme folkehelsen og forebygge kroniske sykdomme...

New dietary guidelines - the fairies are rejoicing

Nonsense , n; That which is not sense; spoken or written words which make no sense or convey absurd ideas; also, absurd or senseless action....

What is the best exercise for fat loss? Part V - the conclusion

I wondered what the best exercise for fat loss was. I honestly didn’t know the answer, but now feel I have acquired a more thorough understa...

What is the best exercise for fat loss? Part IV

The bias I have this theory. In the last post I concluded that there is sufficient data for recommending high intensity exercise in favor of...

What is the best exercise for fat loss? Part III

For some reason it makes intuitive sense to me that high intensity exercise is better for fat loss than low intensity, but I do not quite kn...