Last week, in "Readership Statistics" (just scroll down), I listed
the 10 most popular posts I’ve written since I started this blog in 2010. Since
most of them were viewed as a result of a search engine query, the result is
biased in favor of low-numbered posts. I was disappointed, therefore, that some
of my personal favorites were not included.
In an effort to correct the low-number bias and
include some of my own favorites, I decided this week to offer you the NEXT 25
most popular. It turns out, however, having now done the search, that most of the
next 25 are also low-numbered. Maybe my recent subject matter is of
lower-interest. Who knows? Let me know.
The NEXT 25
Most Popular Posts
1 #68 Triglycerides, Fish Oil and
Sardines
Compelling N=1 evidence; also #281, #282 and #283 to raise HDL-C.
2 #100 Liquid Calories A few
good points about digestion, then the Harvard Public Health recommendations.
3 #19 The Archevore Way of Eating, and #18: From Kurt G. Harris: limit wheat, excess fructose and Omega 6s.
4 #32 Artificial Sweeteners Useful, but I and those “in
the know” use pure stevia, either powdered
or liquid.
6 #64 Very Low Carb Eating, 10
Years Later
Good, big picture data; also see #387 for “15 years on VLC.”
7 #35 The Diet Doctor and the LCHF
Diet 6
years old but still good. Andreas Eenfeldt is the majordomo of LCHF.
8 #72 How to Fix Your Cholesterol Good basics on the lipid
panel & Friedewald formula; see also #25 above.
9 #99 Natural History of Type 2
Diabetes
Ralph DeFronzo’s description of the evolution/progression of T2DM.
10 #94 Eating Clean About the manifesto of Singaporeans
who subscribe to a “clean” lifestyle, and read me.
11 #194 Live Fermented Foods Just a primer, but
informative. See also my reply to an old follower’s comment.
12 #54 Loren Cordain, Robb Wolf,
and Kurt Harris A couple of book reviews, and another paean to Dr. Harris.
13 #160 Letterman to Hanks:
"...through diet, mostly" An example of how the media usually gets it wrong.
14 #30 Is Fructose Toxic to the
Liver? With
#29, covers the story; lots of
stuff from Lustig’s “The Bitter Truth.”
15 #55 The Beleaguered Gary Taubes A defense of the “Insulin
Hypothesis” by the “prime mover” of VLC.
16 #140 Peanuts, my nemesis Mostly relies on the Jaminets’
“Perfect Health Diet.” Note: I am still addicted.
17 #126 Do you live to eat or eat to
live?
Transitioning is difficult and ongoing, but possible. I am progressing.
18 #59 What
I Eat and Why: The VLCKD The title says it all: Why I eat a Very Low Carb
Ketogenic Diet (VLCKD)
19 #89 Reversal of Type 2 Diabetes,
Revisited
This is a sequel to my #1 most popular post #88. See also #380.
20 #33 Omental Adiposity Good basic information,
especially for men with beer bellies, who look pregnant!
21 #83 The 8-hour Diet I don’t recommend this huckster’s
“diet,” although Intermittent Fasting (IF) is good.
22 #9 Metabolic Syndrome A seminal post, 8 years
old, and only 32nd most read. See also #334 and #335.
23 #122 Macronutrient Ratios and
Calorie Restriction Loaded with specifics and a good, clear message.
24 #158 Demolishing the Saturated
Fat Bogeyman
An authoritative review from the British Medical Journal.
I’ve
published 223 columns since the highest numbered one on this list! Not one is
among my Top 35. Further study of “search engine optimization” will be required
to learn why. I need to get more readers for some of what I’ve written in the
last few years! There’re lots of good “poop” out there that’s going on a fallow
field.