Does Red Meat Cause Cancer?
Within the field of nutrition, fewer topics are as hotly debated and defended as the view that red meat causes cancer. Let’s explore the data, keeping in mind that correlation is not causation.Learn m...
27 Huhti 202136min
Cellular Glucose Transport
How glucose moves in and out of cells is important to understanding insulin resistance, fuel use, and more. Let’s learn about glucose transporters on cells and how they regulate glucose in the body.Le...
23 Huhti 202139min
Heart Health - Fat Matters!
We’ve been told for decades that saturated fats cause plaques that block blood vessels. What if that’s wrong?Study #1 - https://www.pnas.org/content/76/1/333.shortStudy #2 - https://www.cell.com/fullt...
19 Huhti 202135min
Insulin Alters Metabolic Rate
While a calorie is certainly a calorie, overlooking the effect of those calories on insulin means we miss a piece of the metabolic puzzle. We’ll explore some studies that reveal what insulin does to m...
16 Huhti 202130min
Is Your Thyroid Lost on a Low-Carb Diet?
A low-carb diet can do a lot of good things, but does it come at the expense of the thyroid? We’ll review the evidence and explore the relationship between thyroid and carbs.Here are the resources tha...
13 Huhti 202131min
Are Your Fat Cells Too Fat?
When fat cells get too big rather than too many, they start to suffer. This week Dr. Ben Bikman and the Insulin IQ Team review the evidence for why this happens and what you can do about it.Here are t...
9 Huhti 202136min
Fructose and Fatty Liver Disease
Are you worried about your fatty liver. This week Dr. Ben Bikman and the Insulin IQ Team explore what the sweet carbohydrate, fructose, does to liver fat.Here are the three studies that Ben references...
6 Huhti 202124min
Are You Eating Enough Salt to Stay Insulin Sensitive?
Are you eating enough salt to stay insulin sensitive? Dietary salt is too often viewed as something to avoid, but could eating too little salt actually make your metabolic problems worse? Dr. Ben Bikm...
2 Huhti 202117min
