Dr. Wynee Lou

01/22/2021

So much to unpack here.
Glad that it was written so I didn’t have to write it.
In a nutshell:
-Diets don’t work, not least because metabolic adaptation often occurs with prolonged caloric restriction and weight loss.
-Fat stigma is an under-recognized problem, especially in the medical field, where it is highly counter-productive.
-Being fat is not a simple matter of being weak-willed. Environment matters. We need to be hold the food industry accountable for their part in making hyper-palatable addictive food products, which means examining how we subsidize agriculture, which is a whole other can ‘o worms...

For decades, the medical community has ignored mountains of evidence to wage a cruel and futile war on fat people, poisoning public perception and ruining millions of lives. It's time for a new paradigm.

10/11/2020

Ireland’s Supreme Court rules that Subway’s bread has “too much sugar to be categorized as a "staple food.”

Read your labels!

Court rules that the bread sold by Subway contains too much sugar to be categorized as a "staple food," which is not taxed.

08/12/2020

Raising a child on non-processed foods is hard! Especially when you are thwarted at every turn by daycare/school, well-meaning friends/family, and popular media. Sometimes you give in to the call of convenience and sometimes you have your act together.
Banana, nuts, reduced sugar cranberries, and dried seaweed.

Also good as an adult snack, too, which brings me to another soapbox- why are there kid foods and adult foods? In traditional cultures, kids eat what adults eat. Train their palates early on for real food, whole food, “difficult” foods, and we may have a chance at making a dent in this childhood obesity epidemic.

02/27/2019

A new study from the Blavatnik Institute finds that intense exercise and fasting activate hormones that boost cells’ capacity to dispose of defective proteins, which clog up the cell, interfere with its functions, and, over time, precipitate diseases including neurodegenerative conditions such as ...

02/19/2019

It's well-established that improved fitness levels are strongly associated with lower risk of cardiovascular disease.
In-office assessment of fitness levels can be tricky, but it appears they don't have to be - push-ups are a good proxy of overall fitness levels, according to this recently published article.
Basically, the more push-ups you can do, the lower your risk of cardiovascular disease!

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2724778?guestAccessKey=e9b41daf-c539-4e49-bf86-cc797b17f1bd&utm_source=silverchair&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=article_alert-jama&utm_term=mostread&utm_content=olf-widget_02182019

02/13/2019

LOVE this graphic from Max Lugavere
Eating well doesn't have to be complicated.
Eat real, whole, unprocessed foods.
Carbohydrates (unrefined) if you've moved.