Nutrition & Food Science

What to Read First If You’re Curious About Food, Nutrition, and Lipedema
A guide to food, nutrition, inflammation, insulin, and lipedema symptoms through science and lived experience.
 • CarinaW
Anti-Inflammatory Food Is Not One Recipe. Especially Not for Lipedema.
Why the lipedema nutrition conversation needs more nuance than a list of “good” and “bad” foods.
 • CarinaW
Why Weight Control Matters in Lipedema
Lipedema is not caused by weight. But after fourteen years of living with painful, fibrotic tissue, I have learned that weight control can still be one…
 • CarinaW
When Food Becomes a Religion
The longer I studied nutrition, the less I believed in one perfect way to eat. Food is polarizing, but the human body is more complex than ideology…
 • CarinaW
Insulin Resistance, Diabetes and Lipedema
How insulin signaling, insulin resistance and blood sugar regulation may help us understand one important metabolic layer of lipedema.
 • CarinaW
Why Sugar Hurt My Lipedema Tissue Before Surgery
A personal reflection on acute swelling, pain, and why the reaction changed after liposuction.
 • CarinaW
I’m a Food Scientist With Lipedema. This Is My 80 Percent.
Not a perfect diet, not a strict plan, but the everyday ingredients I rely on to nourish my body with healthy fats, fibre, protein and colour.
 • CarinaW
Can Diet Quiet Inflammation in Lipedema? A Study on Mediterranean-Style Keto
A closer look at a Mediterranean-style ketogenic diet and what it may tell us about inflammation, fat tissue, and dietary quality in women with…
 • CarinaW
Mediterranean-Style Ketogenic Diet for Lipedema
What does a Mediterranean-style ketogenic diet actually look like for someone with lipedema?
 • CarinaW
What I Actually Eat as a Nutritionist with Lipedema in Norway
A real look inside my kitchen—simple meals, no recipes, just the way I cook to support my body, energy, and everyday lipedema life.
 • CarinaW
Food Choices in Lipedema
Same calories, different outcome — what actually matters for lipedema and metabolic health.
 • CarinaW
The Truth About Carbohydrates, Water Retention, and Lipedema
If you live with lipedema, you may know this feeling well.
 • CarinaW
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