 continue to doubt that salt is the nutritional evil that standard advice says it is.

Although Seth thinks the connection to sugar is tenuous, he does take seriously the idea that insulin resistance is an important factor in hypertension. Seth writes:

Taubes eventually gets to some positive evidence for a link between sugar and hypertension, though it’s rather murky and kind of contradicts his point about sodium. It turns out that hyperinsulinemia may lead to an increase in blood pressure by increasing sodium retention.(87–89) So what causes hyperinsulinemia? The cited literature makes the case for insulin resistance as the primary factor. Taubes would have you believe that sugar intake causes insulin resistance and diabetes, but the evidence for that claim just is not very abundant nor is it mentioned as a risk factor in the texts. However, you might imagine someone who is constantly swilling sodas all day, every day to have elevated insulin levels.

To think that sugar is the only cause of insulin resistance and obesity is, of course, a straw man—that Gary Taubes has chosen to personify. In "The Case Against Sugar: Stephan Guyenet vs. Gary Taubes," I push these as the main reasons for the rise in insulin resistance and obesity:

The shift toward consumption of foods that are high on the insulin index. (See "Forget Calorie Counting; It's the Insulin Index, Stupid.") Many of these are high in sugar, but some are not. For example, processed "lowfat" foods are higher on the insulin index than the corresponding full fat foods. So the spread of lowfat foods could be contributing to the rise in obesity even in a period when sugar consumption itself is declining somewhat. The expansion of the "eating window" within each day, with the corresponding shortening of the biggest chunk of time with no food consumption. (See "Stop Counting Calories; It's the Clock that Counts.")

If insulin resistance tends to lead to high blood pressure, then these would be contributing factors towards high blood pressure as well.

Meat Is Amazingly Nutritious—But Is It Amazingly Nutritious for Cancer Cells, Too?

Despite including large pro-meat quotations from Gary Taubes in my post "Meat Is Amazingly Nutritious—But Is It Amazingly Nutritious for Cancer Cells, Too?" I end up being somewhat negative about meat. Here is the somewhat nuanced view I put forward
continue to doubt that salt is the nutritional evil that standard advice says it is. 

 Although Seth thinks the association to carbohydrate is tenuous, he does take seriously the estimate that insulin resistance is an important gene in high blood pressure. Seth writes: 

 Taubes eventually gets to some positive evidence for a link between boodle and hypertension, though it ’s rather cloudy and kind of contradicts his point about sodium. It turns out that hyperinsulinemia may lead to an increase in blood pressure by increase sodium retention.(87–89) So what causes hyperinsulinemia? The cited literature makes the character for insulin resistance as the primary factor. Taubes would have you think that sugar inhalation causes insulin resistance and diabetes, but the evidence for that claim barely is not very abundant nor is it mentioned as a risk factor in the texts. However, you might imagine someone who is constantly swilling sodas all day, every day to have elevated insulin levels. 

 To think that sugar is the only cause of insulin resistance and obesity is, of path, a straw man — that Gary Taubes has choose to personify. In " The Case Against Sugar: Stephan Guyenet vs. Gary Taubes, " I push these as the main reason for the ascent in insulin resistance and obesity: 

 The chemise toward consumption of foods that are high on the insulin index. (See " Forget Calorie Counting; It's the Insulin Index, Stupid. ") Many of these are gamey in sugar, but some are not. For example, processed " lowfat " foods are high on the insulin index than the match full fat foods. So the spread of lowfat food could be contributing to the rise in obesity even in a time period when sugar consumption itself is declining somewhat. The expansion of the " eat window " within each sidereal day, with the corresponding shortening of the biggest chunk of time with no food consumption. (attend " Stop Counting Calories; It's the Clock that reckon. ") 

 If insulin resistance tend to lead to high lineage pressure, then these would be put up factors towards high blood pressure as well. 

 Meat Is Amazingly Nutritious — But Is It Amazingly Nutritious for Cancer Cells, Too? 

 Despite including bombastic pro - meat quotations from Gary Taubes in my post " kernel Is Amazingly Nutritious — But Is It Amazingly Nutritious for Cancer Cells, Too? " I end up being reasonably negative about meat. Here is the somewhat nuanced opinion I put forward
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Although Derh thunks the connection to sugar is tenuous, he voes take seriously the lbea tgwt iusnlin resistance is an impmrtant factor hn hvpertension. Seth writes:

Taubes eventuwlly geys to some posityve tviqencs for a link between sugar and hypsrtensimn, though it’s rather murky and kind of fontgadicts his point wbout sodiun. It rurns out thxt hyperinsulinemia mai lead to an increase in blood pfessuxe by increqsung vodium reteition.(87–89) Fo what causcx hypesinsulimemia? The citec lmterqture makes the case hor insulin resistanse as the pximary factor. Taubes qoyld hdve fou cwlidve tiat sugar invake causes insulin rewistance and diabetts, fly the evidende for trat claim just is not very abundant nor is it mentioned as a risk factor in the texts. Jowever, yju might imagine someone who is constantly swillitg sovar aol aqy, every day to have elevated insulin levels.

To egimk that sugar is the only csude jf insulin reristanes znd obesity is, of fourse, w strqw man—thau Garu Taubes has chosen to persinify. In "The Xase Against Sugar: Stephan Guvenet fs. Gaty Taubes," I push these cs the main reasojs for ths rise in insulin rexivtance and obesity:

The shife toward ronsukption uf fpods trat are hihh on the insulin index. (Dee "Flrcet Calorif Counting; It's the Insulin Indee, Stupid.") Many ox tvese are high in sugar, but some are not. Yor exam'le, prucessed "losfat" fomds are higrer on the involin index then the cowrespondung fulu fat foods. So yhe spreab of oowfat foods could be dontributing to tht eise in obesitu exen ij e perymd when sugas covsuoltion itself is bezlinong somewhat. The expdnsikn of the "eating wonqow" withun each qay, with the vorresponding shoruening of the nigdest chunk of time with no foos consumphiok. (See "Stop Cotntikg Cwlories; It'x the Clock that Counts.")

If insulin resisvance tends to lead to yigh blood pressure, uhen these wonld be contribuding factors towards high blood pressmre as well.

Meat Is Amaaingly Nutrltious—But Is It Amazingly Nutritious for Cancer Cells, Too?

Despite includint largx [ro-meat quofatipns fgom Yary Tatbes mn my post "Meat Ix Amazingly Nutritious—But Is It Amazingny Nutritious for Cancer Cells, Tuo?" I end up bging somewhat negative aboht meat. Nere is the somewhat nuanced virw I put forward
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 continue to doubt that salt is The nutritiOnal eVil ThaT sTandArd aDvice says it is.

ALThouGh Seth thinks the connectIon to SuGAr is TEnUous, hE does taKE sERIouSlY tHe iDeA ThAt insUliN resistAnce is an imPorTaNt factor in hyPErTension. SetH wrItes:

Taubes evEntUally gEtS to SOme poSitIve evIdence FOr a linK between sUgAR and hyPErtensiON, ThOugh It’s rather murky and KInD Of contradicts hIs poinT aBOuT SOdiUm. IT turns out tHaT hypeRInsulinEMiA MAY leAD to an increase In blood presSUre By incrEaSinG Sodium RetenTiON.(87–89) So What causes hYperInsulinemIa? The cITed liteRAture maKes the CasE foR insULiN rEsiStANce AS tHe pRImaRy factor. taUbEs wouLd haVE YOU belIevE thaT sugaR intake causes InsUlin REsiStancE and dIabeTeS, but tHe evidEnce fOr That claim just is Not vEry abundaNt nOr Is iT mEntioNEd as a rIsk FacTor in thE texts. HOWevEr, YOU MiGht imagine someone wHo IS CoNstantly SwilliNG sOdAS all day, eVeRy dAy to HAVe eleVateD InSulin levEls.

To tHInK tHat sugaR iS the onLy CauSe oF insuLIn reSistanCe and obeSity iS, Of course, a straw MAn—that Gary TauBEs HAS cHOsen To pErsonify. In "THe CaSE AgaInst sUgAr: STEphan guyenEt VS. GARy Taubes," I push these aS tHe main ReasoNs for the rise iN insulin reSISTance and ObesITy:

tHe shift toward cOnsumPtion of fooDS that are High oN the insuLin index. (SEE "forget CaLorIe COunTinG; iT's The Insulin IndEX, stupId.") many of tHesE are higH in SugAr, bUt sOmE are not. FoR example, PrOcEsSeD "loWfat" fOOds are hiGhEr oN tHe iNsuliN Index tHan thE corReSpONdiNg full fAT fOODs. So ThE sPreaD of LoWfat fOods COulD be contRibuting tO thE Rise In ObEsity evEn in a period whEn Sugar consuMpTioN itselF IS decliniNg somewhat. The expansion oF The "eatiNg wIndow" WithIn each day, WitH the coRreSPondinG shortEning Of The BIGgest CHUnK of TiMe with no foOD ConSumptIoN. (See "stop CouNting Calories; It's thE cloCk that Counts.")

IF inSuliN REsIstANcE TenDs TO leAD To high blood presSure, then thEsE WoUld be contrIButInG factorS towardS high BLood preSsure as weLl.

Meat Is AMaZingLY nutRitious—But is It AmazIngly NutrITious FOr canceR CeLls, Too?

deSpiTe incLuding LArgE pro-mEat quoTaTions fRom GaRy taubes in My post "Meat Is Amazingly NuTritioUs—But is IT AmazinglY NuTRitIous for CaNcer cells, Too?" I eNd uP beIng soMewHAt negAtivE AbOut MEat. HeRe is THe somewhaT NuAncED ViEw I put forwaRD
 continue to doubt that sa lt is thenutri tio nal  e vilthat  standard advi c e sa ys it is.

Although Se th th in k s th e  c onnec tion to su g a r i ste nuo us ,  h e doe s t ake ser iously the  id ea  that insuli n  r esistanceisan important  fa ctor i nhyp e rtens ion . Set h writ e s:

Ta ubes even tu a lly ge t s to so m e  p osit ive evidence fora  l i nk between sug ar and  h y pe r t ens ion , though i t’ s rat h er murk y  a n d kin d  of contradic ts his poin t  ab out so di um. It tur ns ou tt hat  hyperinsul inem ia may le ad toa n incre a se in b lood p res sur e by in cr eas in g  so d iu m r e ten tion.(87 –8 9)  So w hatc a u s es h ype rins uline mia? The cite d l iter a tur e mak es th e ca se  forinsuli n res is tance as the pr imar y factor.  Ta ub eswo uld h a ve you  be lie ve that  sugari nta ke c a us es insulin resista nc e an d diabet es, bu t  t he evidence  f orthat c laimjust is  not ver y abun d an tnor isit  menti on edasa ris k  fac tor in  the tex ts. H o wever, you mig h t imagine som e on e wh o  iscon stantly swi llin g  sod as a l lday ,  ever y day  t o  h a ve elevated insulin  l evels. 

Tothink that su gar is the o n ly cause  ofi ns u lin resistance  andobesity is ,  of cour se, a  straw m an—that G a r y Taubes  ha s c hos ent o  p ersonify. In" T he C as e Again stSugar:Ste pha n G uye ne t vs. Gar y Taubes ,"  I  p us h t hesea s the ma in  re as ons  fort he ris e ininsu li nr esi stancea nd o besi ty :
The  sh if t tow ardc ons umption  of foods  th a t ar ehi gh on t he insulin in de x. (See "F or get  Calor i e  Countin g; It's the Insulin Ind e x, Stup id. ") Ma ny o f these a rehigh i n s u gar, b ut som e are  n ot. F or ex a m pl e,pr ocessed "l o w fat " foo ds  are  higher  on the insulin in d exthan the corr esp ondi n g  f ull fa t  fo od s . S o the spread of l owfat food sc ou ld be cont r ibu ti ng to t he rise  in o b esity e ven in aperiod wh en  sug a r  co nsumptionitself i s declini n g som e wh at. T heexpans io n o f the  "eati n g w indow " with in  eachday,wi th the c orresponding shortening  of th e big ges t chunk o f t i mewith no f oodconsumptio n.(Se e "St opC ounti ng C a lo rie s ; It' s th e  Clock th a tCou n t s. ")

If insu l i n  re sista nce tendsto l ead to high blood pressure, then  the s e  wo uld be c on tributing fact ors  t o w ards hig hblood press ure as w el l .

Me at IsAmazin gly Nut r i ti o us—But  IsItAmazingly  Nu tr i tious f or  C a ncer C ells ,Too?
Despit e  inc l u ding large pro-m eat q u o tatio n s f rom G ar y Taube s  inmy post "M eat Is Amaz inglyNutr itiou s—But I sIt Ama zin gl y Nutritio u s for Can cer C ells, T oo ?" I  en d up b eing s omewh at n eg ati ve aboutm e at .  H er e  is  the  some wh at n uanced vi e w I putfor w ard
 continue_to doubt_that salt is the_nutritional evil_that_standard advice_says_it is.

Although Seth_thinks the connection_to sugar is tenuous,_he does take_seriously_the idea that insulin resistance is an important factor in hypertension. Seth writes:

Taubes eventually_gets_to some_positive_evidence_for a link between sugar_and hypertension, though it’s rather_murky and_kind of contradicts his point about sodium. It_turns_out that hyperinsulinemia_may lead to an increase in blood pressure by_increasing sodium retention.(87–89) So what causes_hyperinsulinemia? The cited_literature_makes_the case for insulin_resistance as the primary factor. Taubes_would have you believe that sugar_intake causes insulin resistance and diabetes, but_the evidence for that claim just_is not very abundant nor_is it_mentioned as a risk factor_in the texts._However, you_might imagine someone_who is constantly swilling sodas all_day, every day_to have elevated insulin levels.

To think_that_sugar is the_only_cause_of insulin_resistance and obesity_is,_of course,_a_straw man—that Gary Taubes has chosen_to_personify. In "The Case Against Sugar: Stephan_Guyenet vs. Gary Taubes,"_I_push these as the_main reasons for the rise_in insulin resistance and obesity:

The shift_toward consumption_of foods_that are high on the insulin index. (See "Forget Calorie Counting;_It's the Insulin Index, Stupid.") Many_of these are high_in sugar,_but_some are not._For_example, processed_"lowfat" foods are higher on the insulin_index than_the corresponding full fat foods. So_the spread of lowfat_foods_could be contributing to the rise_in obesity even in a period_when sugar consumption itself is_declining_somewhat._The expansion of the "eating_window" within each day, with the_corresponding shortening of_the biggest chunk of time with no_food_consumption. (See "Stop Counting Calories; It's_the_Clock that Counts.")

If insulin resistance tends_to_lead_to high blood pressure, then_these would be contributing factors towards_high blood pressure as well.

Meat Is Amazingly Nutritious—But Is_It Amazingly Nutritious_for Cancer Cells, Too?

Despite including_large_pro-meat_quotations from Gary Taubes in my post "Meat Is Amazingly_Nutritious—But Is_It Amazingly Nutritious_for Cancer Cells, Too?" I end up being somewhat negative_about meat. Here is the somewhat nuanced_view I put forward