Many readers of this blog have probably heard about the case of the man who ate approximately 25 eggs (20 to 30) per da…

You may want to check out my recent video at the ( Virtual Paleo Summit ) explaining the waist-to-weight ratio theory …

The optimal waist / weight ratio (WWR) theory ( ) is one of the most compatible with evidence regarding the lowest mo…

John Stone is a bodybuilder and founder of a bodybuilding and fitness web site ( ). There he has provided pictures an…

Most of the empirical investigations into the association between body mass index (BMI) and mortality suggest that th…

In my previous blog post, I argued that one’s optimal weight may be the one that minimizes one’s waist-to-weight rati…

There is a significant amount of empirical evidence suggesting that, for a given individual and under normal circumst…

In my previous post I argued that the human body may react to “eating big” as it would to overfeeding, increasing energ…

When you look at the literature on overfeeding, you see a number over and over again – 14 percent. That is approximatel…

Do overweight folks live longer? It is not uncommon to see graphs like the one below, from the Med Journal Watch blog (…

The graph below (from Wikipedia) plots body fat percentage (BF) against body mass index (BMI) for men. The data is a bi…

Mazess & Mather (1974) is probably the most widely cited article summarizing evidence that bone mineral content in …