So far I have written 236 articles for Health Central about all aspects of diabetes. In December they published nine more of my new diabetes articles:

• Eat Fat, Grow Thin. Our body’s chemistry is radically different on a low-carb diet. A calorie from one source doesn’t act like one from another source. The different source is fat. Sometimes it won’t make you fat. How strange it is.

• The Fat Paradox. New research shows that the saturated fat and the arachidonic acid that we eat can actually be a good thing. But it depends on whether we are following a low-carb or a low-fat diet.

• Controlling the Dawn Phenomenon. When our fasting blood glucose readings in the morning are higher than when we went to bed, that’s the dawn phenomenon. It is a stubborn challenge. But now we have a tested way to control it.

• Chia Seeds. Chia seeds are superior to other plant and marine sources of essential omega-3 oils. They are also high in antioxidants and fiber. Besides that, they are high in protein and lipids, are low in sodium, and have fewer net carbs than most other grains. When, then, are they so little known? Read the answers here.

• Nutrition Scales. Only when we use a nutrition scale can we know what we eat and how much. For almost everyone who has diabetes this is our biggest challenge. But which scales are the best to buy? I review the top two nutrition scales here.

• Opportunity Through Adversity. "Next time adversity strikes, I hope you'll look for and find its twin," says Derek Paice. He has experienced more than his share of adversity and found that opportunity is its twin.

• Glycemic Coffee. It's strange but true that something that has no carbohydrates and no calories can raise our blood glucose levels. This exception to the rule is coffee. This means that it makes sense to limit how much coffee that we drink.

• How Eating Can Make You Hungry. It's counterintuitive, but if you eat the wrong food, it will make you hungry. The wrong food is carbohydrate.

• ADA Endorses Low-Carb for Weight Loss. The new nutrition recommendation of the American Diabetes Association for the first time endorsed a low-carb diet, although only for weight loss and only for up to a year. But since almost everyone with diabetes needs to lose weight, the limitation is a lot less in practice that it appears.

Dr. Richard K. Bernstein’s Webcast:

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