Dietetics
Lower protein diet may lessen risk for cardiovascular disease
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...
Mediterranean, fasting & Paleo diets go head-to-head Down Under
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...Noakes responds to Leaf assessment of dietary study
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...
Diabetes/nutrition trial important but Noakes' statement 'disingenuous'
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...Noakes study finds that T2D may be reversible through LCHF 'lifestyle'
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...
Intermittent fasting may help people live longer
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,...
Eating within 10-hour window may help stave off diabetes, heart disease
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...Vegetarians and vegans: Lower heart disease risk, higher risk of stroke
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...Alternate day fasting could be a simpler way to diet
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...Healthy food more important than type of diet to cut heart disease risk
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...Even for the slim, cutting around 300 calories daily improves risk markers
Data from a two-year Duke Health trial suggests when it comes to cutting your risk for killer ailments such as diabetes and heart disease, there's always room for improvement. In adults already at a healthy weight or carrying just a few extra...Low-carb diet may reduce diabetes risk independent of weight loss
A low-carb diet may have benefits for people at risk of developing type 2 diabetes even if they don't lose any weight, a US study suggests. Researchers at The Ohio State University wanted to know what happens to obese people with metabolic...
PREDICT is in search of the Holy Grail of personalised nutrition
June 26th, 2019 PREDICT, a collaboration between King's College London, Harvard and Stanford in the US – is a study to measure thousands of people’s responses to different foods and discover why, when it comes to health, different diets suit different...
Eating ultra-processed food increases risk of weight gain
May 22nd, 2019 People eating ultra-processed foods ate more calories and gained more weight than when they ate a minimally processed diet, according to results from a National Institutes of Health study. The difference occurred even though meals provided to the...Middle-aged and severely obese increases mortality rate by 50%
People who are severely obese in middle age are 50% more likely to die early than those of a healthy weight, according to a large study of UK data. The Guardian reports that the research shows people with the highest levels of obesity are running...