If the MADL marks the highest without an observable effect The MADL is set to be one one-thousandth of the exposure level which would have an observable effect. I see it as the absolutely positively no worries threshold. To be sure it's going to harm you, you have to have 1,000 times as much as the...

Yes, if only correlation and causation were the same!

The Wiki has an article with additional references on this topic.

I haven’t read what Marc linked but I’m guessing it addresses A1c variability based on red blood cell life. The first of the two links discusses that topic. Don't miss the link to a BJJ Caveman post that explains how to adjust the HbA1c value for RBC lifespan with a couple of inexpensive blood test...

The HbA1c test is far from authoritative. We have discussed its limitations here previously; I recommend these topics to you:

Odd A1C/Insulin results
More about HbA1c limitations

dfmcapecod wrote:That was not at all how my comment was intended whatsoever.

Thank you for clarifying your intent.

I haven't seen much in the way of "blind faith". I think the entire spectrum of Gundry opinions here is represented by thoughtful, intelligent people. I'm working on coming to that same conclusion but am not there yet. "Blind faith" is believing in something without any plausibl...

I think this forum in particular should do better to answer this concern. And I think this forum is doing a wonderful job already by providing an opportunity for all to share their experiences. Dr. Gundy has satisfied patients and non-patient adherents as well as skeptics and naysayers. In my opini...

So what is it, does this forum support his Diet approach for 4/4's with empirical evidence or is it more blind faith? I don't think a consensus regarding the scope of applicability of Dr. Gundry's protocol exists here. That said, I haven't seen much in the way of "blind faith". I think th...

I wonder how connective tissue disorders might influence the results. I think for those individuals the vessels are already supposed to be less stiff due to the weaker connective tissues that line them. Maybe it's something other than the connective tissue, and independent from it, and not influenc...

The "ND" readings for a few samples are so rare and inconsistent that I do not count on them. When I filter by Endangered Species / 65-95% Cacao and sort by product, I see three entries for Natural Dark 72 and two for ND 88 (my personal staple): ND72 2016: 0.022 ppm, 0.9 ug/serv lead; 0.04...