Is the Insulin Theory of Obesity Over?
Kevin Hall, PhD, says his most recent metabolic ward study combined with the paper his team released over the summer falsifies the insulin-carbohydrate theory of obesity. The insulin theory of obesity, in short, posits that higher carbohydrate diets increase insulin secretion, which then drives fat storage and essentially “starves” muscles and organs of energy. This causes increased hunger and overeating. The reason a low-carb diet works, according to the theory, is that th
Book Review: "Always Hungry" by Dr. David Ludwig
Welcome to the book review section of NutritionWonk, where we try to deconstruct popular diets by examining the science underlying the major claims. Introduction: Always Hungry and the Diet Book Literary Tradition Always Hungry, by Harvard endocrinologist Dr. David Ludwig, is the latest bestseller claiming to buck the conventional wisdom. Although plenty of diet books are written by MD’s, Dr. Ludwig is not a fad diet doctor. Dr. Ludwig has built a career of research and prac