Yesterday, in Retrospective #416, “Readership
Statistics,” I listed the 10 most popular posts I’ve written since I started
this blog 10 years ago in 2010. Since most of them were found by 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 today to offer
you the NEXT 25 most viewed posts. Most of these, it turns out, are also
low-numbered. Maybe my recent subject matter is of less interest because it’s
less basic. Well, that’s good, in a way. There are lots of overweight, Prediabetic
and frank Type 2s out there who still need to learn the basics about optimizing
nutrition. Type 2 diabetes IS a dietary disease.
The NEXT 25 Most Popular Posts
1 #68 Triglycerides,
Fish Oil and Sardines Compelling N=1 evidence; also #281,
#282
and #283 on how 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:
Kurt G. Harris’s mantra: limit wheat, excess
fructose and Omega 6s.
4 #32 Artificial
Sweeteners Useful, but I and those “in the know” use pure stevia extract, either powdered or liquid.
5 #25 Understanding
Your Lipid Panel Solid, easy-to-understand basics about cholesterol; a must
read!
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,
MD, 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, MD, description of the
evolution/progression of T2DM.
10 #94 Eating
Clean About the manifesto of Singaporeans who subscribe to a “clean”
lifestyle, and used to 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. Kurt 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 Robert Lustig’s “The Bitter Truth.”
15 #55 The
Beleaguered Gary Taubes A defense of the “Insulin Hypothesis” by the pioneer
science writer 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 still working on it.
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, now 10 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.
25 #152 Set
Point Theory This column is much more than Set Point theory. It is loaded
with goodies!
I’ve
published hundreds of 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 being laid
on a fallow field.
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