“There seems to be a lot of discussion amongst low carbers about benefit of exercise when it comes to weight loss. I just read on Jimmy Moore blog a lot of people arguing what Dr Sears said about exercise. Basically he believes that exercise is not a major part of weight loss and can really be avoided. It really robbed lots of people the wrong way.”

Dr. Sears did not say that exercise “can really be avoided”. He said that exercise may account for as much as 20 percent of one’s weight control, but that diet is responsible for about 80 percent. Therefore, a poor diet can overwhelm any good exercise regimen.

In fact, if you listened to Jimmy’s interview of Barry Sears you will recall that Jimmy mentioned Fred Hahn’s “Slow Burn” regimen, to which Dr. Sears replied that he personally uses Hahn’s Slow Burn as his exercise routine. So in fact Dr. Sears does recommend exercise, not so much for weight loss, but for other benefits…such as: better overall fitness, improved sexual function, improved sleep quality, etc. And there is one way in which exercise “indirectly” may help one lose weight. That is, by increasing insulin sensitivity (and as any low carber knows, insulin is the powerhouse hormone that controls fat deposition). Insulin sensitivity is most improved with a strength training/weight lifting exercise regimen, as opposed to an aerobic/cardiovascular exercise routine–though that may have it’s benefits as well.

Dr. Eades said this:

“I’m of the opinion that although exercise provides a multitude of health benefits, *exercise*
isn’t one of them.”

Exercise isn’t a health benefit of exercise? I believe Dr. Eades meant to say “weight loss”.

P.S. A common error I frequently come across in the diet/blog world is the use of the word “loose” for “lose”. As in, “losing weight”. We lose weight, not “loose” weight. Sorry for the rant, but it’s a bit of a pet peeve.

Thanks for the great blog Dr. Eades.

Hey Paul–

MRE

The only way any of these studies could be valid is if they are randomized, controlled-trials, which would be virtually impossible to do with humans and red meat consumption. The only studies available are observational studies, and they are worthless for determining causation.

ive been trying to stay under about 30g carbs for almost a year, and i usually only eat twice a day (lunch and dinner) i dont get hungry in the morning at all, but by 11 am or so i get ravenous.

if i ate just before the usual lunch time, id get hungry by 3 or 4 and then the same thing at 9 or 10 at night. leaving me fighting off hunger or eating before bed.

so i started using heavy cream in my morning coffee and it would quell the hunger enough until my usual lunch time at 1, then id get hungry again by dinner at 6 or 7 and id be cool the rest of the night. its worked very well for me and i dont have to fight off the hunger pains at all. i assumed the fat and calories in the cream kept my hunger on ice for a bit and i havent notice any weight gain despite exercising less these days.

Thank you very much for responding to my last post about the Allmax Protein Powder. I very highly value your opinion.

What kind of bacon do you buy? Sodium nitrite is added to all major commercially bought bacon here in Canada. However there are a few from organic stores that do not have sodium nitrite but they are rather expensive. What are your thoughts on sodium nitrite? My butcher (who’s Polish) adds some some to the bacon he makes but he says its only trace amounts. He also prepares it in the Polish traditional way using all natural and traditional processes. In Polish, the direct translation of what he adds is called “Pickling Salt” but we here know it as sodium nitrite. He claims that the sodium nitrite has always been added and is an important part of making bacon. Also, he claims (and my mom does), you can eat his bacon raw. I’d really like to continue to eat his bacon but I’m not sure that I should due to the sodium nitrite. I would appreciate your thoughts and thank you in advance.

You can safely ignore nitrites. The nitrite content of bacon is far less than the nitrite content of most vegetables. I’ve long intended to do a post on this, but have never gotten around to it. Now I don’t have to because I can link to this one. It’s just what I would have written. Enjoy. And enjoy your bacon guilt free.

Sorry I misunderstood you. I first learned to drink coffee in Europe where I drank it half coffee and half cream. I hated black coffee. But, over the years I’ve come to love black coffee, especially Americano, and dislike coffee with cream. So the switch can be done.

Caleb Alexander, MD, MS, assistant professor of medicine at the University of Chicago “But new drugs don’t automatically lead to better outcomes”.

Maybe not for the patient. But for the pharmaceutical industry’s bottom line, new diabetic drugs definitely seem to lead to better outcomes. And when MDs extol the benefits of these drugs they are most likely referring to the benefits conferred on their stock portfolios.