The Metabolic Classroom with Dr. Ben Bikman
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- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 31 minutes
- Episodes
- 118
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Heart Health - Fat Matters!
We’ve been told for decades that saturated fats cause plaques that block blood vessels. What if that’s wrong?
Study #1 - https://www.pnas.org/content/76/1/333.short
Study #2 - https://www.cell.com/full…
Insulin Alters Metabolic Rate
While a calorie is certainly a calorie, overlooking the effect of those calories on insulin means we miss a piece of the metabolic puzzle. We’ll explore some studies that reveal what insulin does to …
Is Your Thyroid Lost on a Low-Carb Diet?
A low-carb diet can do a lot of good things, but does it come at the expense of the thyroid? We’ll review the evidence and explore the relationship between thyroid and carbs.
Here are the resources th…
Are Your Fat Cells Too Fat?
When fat cells get too big rather than too many, they start to suffer. This week Dr. Ben Bikman and the Insulin IQ Team review the evidence for why this happens and what you can do about it.
Here are …
Fructose and Fatty Liver Disease
Are you worried about your fatty liver. This week Dr. Ben Bikman and the Insulin IQ Team explore what the sweet carbohydrate, fructose, does to liver fat.
Here are the three studies that Ben reference…
Are You Eating Enough Salt to Stay Insulin Sensitive?
Are you eating enough salt to stay insulin sensitive? Dietary salt is too often viewed as something to avoid, but could eating too little salt actually make your metabolic problems worse? Dr. Ben Bik…
Are You Making Your Fat Cells Hungry?
Long term restriction of calories seems like the simplest answer to losing weight; eat less weigh less, right? However, this approach the serious consequences that chronic calorie restriction has on …
Control Fat By Burning Fat
Does Too Much Fat in Your Diet Cause Hypertension?
Does High Insulin Lead to More Migraines?
The Link Between Metabolism and Alzheimer’s
Sleep and Insulin Resistance
Contribution of Insulin Resistance to Male Infertility and Hormone Problems
Do Low-Carb Diets Spike Cortisol and Reduce Muscle Mass?
Do low-carb diets spike cortisol and reduce muscle mass? The stress hormone cortisol is not something we want elevated for very long. If you've heard that a low-carb diet spikes cortisol levels, you …
Thyroid Hormone Effects on Insulin Receptors on Fat Cells
At Insulin IQ, we get lots of questions from our clients and students about low-carb, high-fat eating and the thyroid.
In this episode of Dr. Bikman’s Metabolic Classroom, Ben discusses this topic wit…
Low-Fat vs. Low-Carb Diets Depending on Insulin Resistance Status
Discussion of JAMA Research Showing No Intermittent Fasting Benefits
Our friend, Dr. Bret Scher, MD writes, “A new study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), shows no benefit from intermittent fasting. But, after taking a close look, i…