A healthy quality Mediterranean-like diet partially modifies the association between obesity and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality, according to a study from Uppsala University, Sweden.
Higher body mass (BMI) accounted for 4.0m deaths...Dietetics
Central fatness (excess fat stored around the abdomen) is associated with a higher risk of early death from any cause, regardless of overall body fat, whereas larger hips and thighs are associated with a lower risk, finds a study by researchers at...Dietetics
Researchers examined data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, organised by the US Centre for Disease Control (CDC) and looked at the relationship between cups of coffee drunk per day, and both total body fat percentage and...
May 13th, 2020
Scientists from the University of Gothenburg found a new method of reducing human body weight and fat mass using weighted vests in a small clinical trial. The study indicates that there is something comparable to built-in bathroom scales that...
April 8th, 2020
Most diets lead to modest weight loss and lower blood pressure, but effects largely disappear after a year, while the differences between popular diet programmes are typically small to trivial, according to a meta-analysis in The BMJ. Reasonably...
February 26th, 2020
There is currently insufficient evidence to recommend any of the herbal medicines examined in an Australian systematic review and meta-analysis.
Researchers at the University of Sydney led by senior author Dr Nick Fuller, says that with...
Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins. A subcategory, called sulphur amino acids, including methionine and cysteine, play various roles in metabolism and health. "For decades it has been understood that diets restricting sulphur amino...
January 29th, 2020
A New Zealand study put the popular Intermittent Fasting, Mediterranean and Paleo diets to a comparative test over a year in a "real world" setting, writes MedicalBrief.
Intermittent fasting – whereby participants limit their energy intake to...
Tim Noakes responds to last week's assessment by Alex Leaf of his dietary study as 'important', while accusing him of being 'disingenuous' in his claims.
Dr Noakes writes:
I acknowledge Mr Alex Leaf’s recent letter (1) to Medical Brief...
January 15th, 2020
To the Editor
Dr Tim Noakes’ recent study is an important contribution to the scientific literature, as one of the primary issues with any diet is that people cannot adhere to them over the long-term, writes nutritionist Alex Leaf. But his...
A small University of Cape Town observational study, led by Dr Tim Noakes, found that "type 2 diabetes (T2D) is reversible by restricting daily carbohydrate intake to less than 25g/day".
Until recently, low carbohydrate high fat (LCHF) diets...
January 8th, 2020
Evidence is accumulating that eating in a 6-hour period and fasting for 18 hours can trigger a metabolic switch from glucose-based to ketone-based energy, with increased stress resistance, increased longevity, and a decreased incidence of diseases,...
December 11th, 2019
In a collaborative effort, researchers from the Salk Institute and the University of California – San Diego School of Medicine found that a 10-hour time-restricted eating intervention, when combined with traditional medications, resulted in...
People who eat vegan and vegetarian diets have a lower risk of heart disease and a higher risk of stroke, a major UK study of 48,000 people over 18-years found. They had 10 fewer cases of heart disease and three more strokes per 1,000...Dietetics
A randomised controlled trial study found that four weeks of strict alternate day fasting (ADF) improved markers of general health in healthy, middle-aged humans while causing a 37% calorie reduction on average. No adverse effects occurred even...Dietetics
Everyone knows that achieving or maintaining a healthy body weight is one key to preventing cardiovascular disease. But even experts don't agree on the best way to achieve that goal, with some recommending eliminating carbohydrates and others...
