Well Maybe "The Standard Treatment" Sucks?!?!

Bariatric Surgery Dramatically Outperforms Standard Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes - ScienceDaily.com

To see how this is another example of a severely misguided and just plain false headline and soundbite, visit here.

Stuff You Should Read.....

A smattering of good reads I've come across in the past week or so.....enjoy.

Life Is A Special Occasion - Neghar Fonooni

Low Carbs, Again - Really? - Scott Abel

The Red Meat Scare: What Do We Make Of It? - Jonny Bowden

Push-Upalooza - Tony Gentilecore

The Skinny On Artificial Sweeteners - Ines Subashka

Training and Taxes – Pay Now Or Pay Later

April 15^th – Tax Day. For many, the thought of this day conjures up feelings of trepidation and uncertainty similar to those experienced when first deciding to embark upon improving one’s health through diet and exercise. “How do I do it? Who can help me do it? How can I get the largest return?” Or the confident, “I can do this myself!” As this day fast approaches, let us explore some other corollaries between taxes and training....

More Stuff You Should Read....

Synthesis: Low-Carb and Food Reward/Palatability, and Why Calories Count - Richard Nikoley

Explores why a low-carb diet - or any diet for that matter - works. At least at first. Hint: caloric deficit.

Stuff You Should Read....

A compilation of articles I've come across this past week that I particularly enjoyed and wanted to share. Hit the jump for the rest of this week's goodies.

A New Way To Eat - T-Nation.

Another nail in the coffin for the tired 5-6 meals

5 Random Drawbacks To Machine-Based Training

Let me know what other drawbacks you can come up with in the comments section!

Sitting

The average person spends anywhere from 75-90 percent of their day either lying or sitting down.  

More Random Thoughts....

Another day, another mainstream article drawing odd conclusions and quotes from 'experts' responding to the latest findings from recent studies. This one comes from a study published in the British Medical Journal, which was used as the basis for this article from Yahoo. The study authors concluded that...