What Diogenes Has To Say About Weight Loss: Study Investigates "Optimal" Macronutrient Compositions for Weight Loss & Maintenance
Image 1: Diogenes , a critical thinker of the ancient world and eponym of a European research project; a man right after my liking, who would not tire questioning common "wisdom". I must forewarn you: Being part of the pan-European Diogenes Project , the study I am going to tell you about in the following is not something you can read or understand in a few minutes. Aimed at elucidating the intricate relationship(s) between Di et Ob esity and Genes [the acronym DIOGENES was aptly chosen, for there is little doubt that Diogenes, if he lived today, would certainly feel inclined to debunk many of the nutritional idiocies of our age, cf. image 1], the project that is financially supported by the European Union, is literally epic. Its newest spin-off, an investigation into the "blood profiles of proteins and steroids during weight maintenance with manipulation of dietary protein level and glycaemic index" ( Wang. 2011 ), is no except...