A Test of Physiological Literacy on thyroid hormones in athletes.
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A Test of Physiological Literacy: Can exercise cause hyperinsulinemia?
A Test of Physiological Literacy.
A Test of Physiological Literacy: can you explain the mechanism of ketoacidosis in 280 characters?
Explain the mechanism of ketoacidosis. Be as concise as possible.
Draw a curve that shows desirable blood glucose levels during a day. A Test.
This article contains tests that should stimulate your thinking and make you better at understanding and managing blood glucose levels.
How much protein and fat a day should an endurance athlete consume to cover his daily glucose expenditure? A Test.
A Test of Physiological Literacy on fuel utilization.
High LDL particle number: is it really an indication of insulin resistance and/or of an increased risk of heart disease?
This article is a “Test of Physiological Literacy” derived from the discussion with one of our community members. The discussion is about the topics from a related test of physiological literacy and the answers that our community member proposed.
“Non-susceptible” versus “Immune” and Epidemiology as a branch of propaganda.
People and animals do NOT need to be “immune” to avoid getting infected. It is enough not to be “susceptible”.
Protected: A lot of men on low-carb diets walk with high SHBG. Is this metabolic profile safe?
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Phinney and Volek since 2011 say: “Above 1 mmol/L (of blood ketones), more than half of the brain’s fuel comes from ketones.” A Test: is this true?
A Test of Physiological Literacy.
Postprandial triglycerides on low-carb and high-carb diets.
Non-fasting triglycerides have been proposed as a predictor of cardiovascular risk. In low-carb athletes and sedentary low-carbers, postprandial triglycerides rise to the same levels as those associated with higher cardiovascular risk in the general populattion. It is, however, not clear if higher postprandial triglycerides increase cardiovascular risk in people on low-carb diets.