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Eating 75-100g Fat (M-/PUFA) in the AM Improves Glucose (7-8%), Insulin (40-60%), Trigs (4-16%), GSH & MDA (40-75%)

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If we assume that the protein fried eggs with its comparatively low insulinogenicity is not a problem (unlike your whey, for example), avocado and eggs fried in olive oil is the perfect breakfast to replace the liquid test meal used in the study. There's no debating that increased amounts of free fatty acids in the blood will impair your insulin sensitivity, as they should be there only, when your supply of carbohydrate is running out, AMPK and with it the expression of lypolytic enzymes increase and the triglycerides from your fat stores are broken down into free fatty acids and released into your bloodstream where they can be used by liver, muscle and other organs as an alternative energy source. Now, the word "alternative" is of paramount importance, here, because you'll find yourself being in (diabetic) trouble if those FFAs pile up on top of high glucose levels. This is what happens with the SAD diet and its high carbohydrate and  fat content (and energy!) ...
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Virgin Coconut Oil Minimizes Weight Gain and Improves Blood Lipids (HDL⇈, LDL + VLDL ↘) to Reduce Atherogenic Index by 84% Even in Rats on Non-Atherogenic Diets

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There are more than a dozen of options for virgin coconut oil on the market and there's no way the normal custumer can tell which one is actually "virgin" and which is a fraud and maybe even adulterated with palm oil - the technology to identify adulterations is there (Manaf. 2007), but I haven't heard of a label that would prove that the products were tested. You are probably as fed-up with the hype around coconut oil as I am, right? Coconut oil here, coconut oil there. For this, for that and "did you know that coconut oil will also ..." Yes, you can even argue that a new branch of broscientists and snake oil vendors is dealing with little else than coconut oil. In spite of that, I consider it at least remotely possible that the data from a recent rodent study that was published in the  UK Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biosciences (Sharig. 2015) will catch your attention. I am sure you won't catch fire, though, but maybe at least some sparks, whe...
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If Buttered (Bulletproof) Coffee Increased Your Cholesterol & Triglycerides, You May Have Forgotten the Coffee Filter

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Bulletproof coffee is a bogus fad, but is it also bad for your blood lipids? You will probably have heard about the (over-)hyped "bulletproof coffee" (=coffee with butter in it) triggering measurable (and in some cases) significant increases in total and LDL cholesterol in bulletproof addicts (case studies + Toklu. 2015). Now, the most obvious trigger of the cholesterol increase is the butter you put into the coffee to make it "bulletproof". Another possible reason for the increase in cholesterol is yet the coffee itself. A reason that people apparently forgot about ever since van Dusseldorp, Marijke, et al. published their 1991 paper called the "Cholesterol-raising factor from boiled coffee does not pass a paper filter." You can learn more about coffee at the SuppVersity Remember: With Coffee More Won't Help More Coffee - The Good, Bad & Interesting Three Cups of Coffee Keep Insulin At Bay Caffeine's Effect on Testostero...
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More Evidence that Too Much Fish Oil (5g+ of EPA + DHA) Increases Inflammation + May Promote NAFLD | Confirmed: Bioavailability of Krill Oil > Fish Oil - Implications?

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There's something fishy about high dose fish oil supplementation. Increased inflammation and beginning fatty liver disease clearly indicate that the dose-response curve for EPA + DHEA is U-shaped. Meaning: More doesn't help more! Don't worry! I am not going to tell you that you have to drop your beloved fish oil supplements altogether. Next to making sure that they are not filled with unwanted Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs | learn more in a recent SV article), though, the results of a recent stuy by researchers from the University of São Paulo , the University of Southampton and the Campus Universitário in Londrina should remind you that "more does not always help more". Against that background, I am not sure how relevant the increased bioavailability of krill vs. fish oil actually is in terms of the desired beneficial effects your supplements are supposed to have on your health. In spite of that, I would like you to know that European researchers h...
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It's True: Fructose Makes You Fat - In Fact, It Even Makes You Make Fat! Study Shows, HFCS Beverages Kickstart Endogenous Palmitic Acid Production, Sugary Ones Don't

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In the fashion business, "light or not light" (light=diet as in "Diet Coke" US vs Coke Light Germany) is not really a question to ask. Actually I have given up writing about fructose. It appears as if everyone was so bamboozled by the obvious bullsh*t you can read all over the Internet that it's useless to tell them that you are not going to get obese from eating one, two or even ten apples a day! In view of the fact that today's SuppVersity article is about the negative effects of fructose, I am yet quite confident that more than the few enlightened SuppVersity regulars will read it. I mean, who would not want to know whether moderate amounts of various sugars (including fructose, sucrose, and glucose) in sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) will have differential effects on fatty acid synthesis and degradation in healthy young men? Now that I'd probably even have Dr. Lustig attention, let's first take a look at what exactly Michel Hochuli an...
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Working Out 45 Min After Dinner Improves Post-Meal Blood Glucose & Trigs More Effectively Than Working Out Before

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Resistance training alone won't make up for a sloppy diet - no matter if you do it before or after meals. I am not sure how feasible this is going to be for you, but if you are a type II diabetic or anyone concerned about the potential detrimental health effects of the rise in glucose and triglycerides after a meal, working out 45 minutes after dinner is the way to go. Abnormally elevated postprandial glucose and triacylglycerol (TAG) concentrations are strong risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in patients with type-2 diabetes. Therefore, scientists expect that interventions that reduce postprandial glucose and TAG concentrations should lower the risk of CVD (Krook. 2003; O'Gorman. 2008). Learn more about the effects of your diet on your health at the SuppVersity Only Whey, Not Soy Works for Wheytloss Taste Matters - Role of the Taste Receptors Dairy Protein Satiety Shoot-Out: Casein vs. Whey How Much Carbs Before Fat is Unhealthy? 5 Tips t...
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