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June 24, 2026 Werner Mansfeld
Green, Orange, Red: How to Use VitalState's Traffic-Light Food System Without Counting a Single Calorie
Green, Orange, Red: VitalState’s Traffic-Light Food System Without Counting Calories | VitalState One of the more common sources of diet fatigue is the mental math: tracking grams, calculating percentages, weighing...
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June 24, 2026 Werner Mansfeld
Glycemic Index vs. Fructose Content: Why Not All "Healthy" Fruit Is Equal
Glycemic Index vs. Fructose Content: Why Not All “Healthy” Fruit Is Equal | VitalState “Eat more fruit” is one of the most consistent pieces of nutrition advice that exists. For...
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June 24, 2026 Werner Mansfeld
Are You Eating Too Much Umami? The Surprising Foods That Can Trigger Insulin Resistance
Are You Eating Too Much Umami? Surprising Foods That Trigger Insulin Resistance | VitalState When people think about foods that drive insulin resistance, sugar and refined carbohydrates usually come to...
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June 24, 2026 Werner Mansfeld
The Real Reason Sugar Is Worse Than Fat: Uric Acid and the Fat Switch
The Real Reason Sugar Is Worse Than Fat: Uric Acid and the Fat Switch | VitalState Most conversations about metabolic health still default to a simple equation: fat is the...
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June 24, 2026 Werner Mansfeld
Why Fructose, Not Fat, Triggers Your Body's Starvation Response
Why Fructose, Not Fat, Triggers Your Body’s Starvation Response | VitalState For decades, dietary fat carried the blame for weight gain and metabolic disease. The research on fructose metabolism tells...
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June 24, 2026 Werner Mansfeld
Survival of the Fattest: What Emperor Penguins and Hummingbirds Teach Us About Insulin Resistance
Survival of the Fattest: What Penguins and Hummingbirds Teach Us About Insulin Resistance | VitalState Insulin resistance has a reputation as a malfunction — something gone wrong in the body....
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