Comments on: Metabolic Typing Body Chemistry and Diet http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/metabolic-typing-body-chemistry-diet.html Science Blog from Freelance Science Writer David Bradley Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:41:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: David Bradley http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/metabolic-typing-body-chemistry-diet.html/comment-page-1#comment-631002 David Bradley Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:40:34 +0000 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/819.html#comment-631002 ..yeah and if you're eating too many puddings you ain't gonna lose weight Mr X ..yeah and if you’re eating too many puddings you ain’t gonna lose weight Mr X

]]> By: William X http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/metabolic-typing-body-chemistry-diet.html/comment-page-1#comment-631001 William X Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:54:25 +0000 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/819.html#comment-631001 I love how someone condemns some "theory" while never actually testing it to see if it might hold some weight or not; I thought the whole point of scientific inquiry is testing the hypothesis through experiments to see if it has any validity. Mean while my friend tells me how many times he sees people at Columbia University "fitting the data" to their hypothesis. Anyway, the survey in the book is only a beginning – you are only scratching the surface. But, if you want the real deal, you have to do a hair and urine analysis in conjunction with the survey to give you a more comprehensive and accurate information as to what your type is and what supplements and diet you should be on. Does it work? The proof is in the pudding… I love how someone condemns some “theory” while never actually testing it to see if it might hold some weight or not; I thought the whole point of scientific inquiry is testing the hypothesis through experiments to see if it has any validity. Mean while my friend tells me how many times he sees people at Columbia University “fitting the data” to their hypothesis.

Anyway, the survey in the book is only a beginning – you are only scratching the surface. But, if you want the real deal, you have to do a hair and urine analysis in conjunction with the survey to give you a more comprehensive and accurate information as to what your type is and what supplements and diet you should be on. Does it work? The proof is in the pudding…

]]> By: David Bradley http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/metabolic-typing-body-chemistry-diet.html/comment-page-1#comment-60092 David Bradley Mon, 05 Feb 2007 10:43:23 +0000 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/819.html#comment-60092 It's the cookies and pastries (and beer) that are most people's downfall when it comes to eating healthily. It’s the cookies and pastries (and beer) that are most people’s downfall when it comes to eating healthily.

]]> By: Thomas Schellberg http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/metabolic-typing-body-chemistry-diet.html/comment-page-1#comment-59967 Thomas Schellberg Mon, 05 Feb 2007 03:45:37 +0000 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/819.html#comment-59967 I tried the test provided by Dr. Mercola, which found (alledged) that i was a strong protein type. I upped my proteins and reduced sugars, especially in the morning and I felt a lot less groggy. The spaciness disappeared, as did the extreme light sensitivity. Does this prove the theory has merit? No, but I have upped the protein in my diet, and stopped worying about the amount of red meat in my diet. My blood profile, taken two weeks after I tried this diet (routine annual exam) showed no change in total cholesterol from last year (200, HDL 59) but a slight increase in LDL at the expense of VLDL). My triglycerides dropped from 145 to 85. Only negative is a slight increase in uric acid. If I could just stay away from the cookies and pastries, as this and every other diet would recommend, I would keep the triglycerides down. I have trouble being a strict adherent, but I guess I don't care that much, as long as my cholesterol/HDL ratio remains fairly low., and my triglycerides and uric acid are not out of line. I tried the test provided by Dr. Mercola, which found (alledged) that i was a strong protein type. I upped my proteins and reduced sugars, especially in the morning and I felt a lot less groggy. The spaciness disappeared, as did the extreme light sensitivity. Does this prove the theory has merit? No, but I have upped the protein in my diet, and stopped worying about the amount of red meat in my diet. My blood profile, taken two weeks after I tried this diet (routine annual exam) showed no change in total cholesterol from last year (200, HDL 59) but a slight increase in LDL at the expense of VLDL). My triglycerides dropped from 145 to 85. Only negative is a slight increase in uric acid.

If I could just stay away from the cookies and pastries, as this and every other diet would recommend, I would keep the triglycerides down. I have trouble being a strict adherent, but I guess I don’t care that much, as long as my cholesterol/HDL ratio remains fairly low., and my triglycerides and uric acid are not out of line.

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