Dietetics
Fasting may boost metabolic activity, slow ageing
February 6th, 2019 Fasting may help people lose weight, but a small new Japanese study suggests going without food may also boost human metabolic activity, generate antioxidants, and help reverse some effects of ageing. Scientists at the Okinawa Institute of Science...
A 'myopic focus on weight' drives the popularity of keto diet
January 16th, 2019 This time last year, Google searches for the keto diet outranked those for paleo for the first time. Laura Thomas, registered nutritionist writes in The Guardian that twelve months on, keto recipe books are flying high in the publishing charts,...Review assesses low-fat/high-carb and high-fat/low-carb diets
A strong> US research review agreed that no specific fat to carbohydrate ratio is best and that an overall high-quality diet that is low in sugar and refined grains will help most people maintain a healthy weight and low chronic disease...
Being too fat or too thin 'can cost four years of life'
October 31st, 2018 Being overweight or underweight, as measured by the Body Mass Index, could knock four years off life expectancy, a five-year UK population cohort study of nearly 2m people found. Researchers found that, from the age of 40, people at the higher...
Many OTC diet supplements contain potentially harmful drugs
October 17th, 2018 Potentially harmful pharmaceuticals not listed on product labels were found in more than 700 over-the-counter OTC) dietary supplements, researchers report. Reuters Health reports that the pharmaceuticals, which were found in so-called natural...Pilot study: Time-restricted feeding may reduce body fat
Modest changes to breakfast and dinner times can reduce body fat, a pilot study reports. During a 10-week study on 'time-restricted feeding' (a form of intermittent fasting), researchers led by Dr Jonathan Johnston from the University of Surrey...
More accurate method of estimating body fat developed
August 29th, 2018 Cedars-Sinai investigators have developed a simpler and more accurate method of estimating body fat than the widely used body mass index, or BMI. Called the relative fat mass index, or RFM, it was chosen from more than 300 possible formulas...Low carb diet improves artery flexibility in women
While men may lose more weight on low-carb diets, women see better improvements in artery flexibility, found a small University of Missouri/strong> study. It's a finding that may help pre-diabetic women reduce their risk for heart disease...
Daily fasting helps control weight and lower BP
June 27th, 2018 Daily fasting is an effective tool to reduce weight and lower blood pressure, according to a study published by University of Illinois at Chicago researchers. The study is the first to examine the effect of time-restricted eating – a form of...Benefits from at least two servings of cow's milk a day
Obese children who consume at least two servings of any type of cow's milk daily are more likely to have lower fasting insulin, indicating better blood sugar control, according to researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at...Vegetarian diet protects against obesity in middle-age
Eating a diet high in plant-based foods and low in animal-based foods may protect against obesity in middle aged and elderly populations, even if a vegetarian or vegan diet is not strictly followed. The new research being presented at this year's...Type 1 diabetes glycaemic control improved by very low carb diet
Very-low-carbohydrate diets can improve blood sugar control in type 1 diabetes, with low rates of hypoglycaemia and other complications, according to an online patient survey. The researchers, led by Dr Belinda Lennerz and Dr David Ludwig of Boston...Focus on weight management in young adulthood, not dieting
Early adulthood is particularly critical for putting on weight. According to a recent study conducted at the University of Helsinki, common factors among young women and men who succeeded in managing their weight in the long term included eating...
Calorie restrictive diet may protect against age-related disease
March 28th, 2018 Cutting caloric intake by 15% for two years slowed ageing and metabolism and protected against age-related disease in humans, found a small US study. The study found that calorie restriction decreased systemic oxidative stress, which has been tied...
NHS scepticism over study claiming heart benefits of fasting diet
March 21st, 2018 A University of Surrey study that compares the 5:2 fasting diet with a daily calorie restriction diet and concludes that fasting could have a beneficial impact on some important risk markers for cardiovascular disease, has come under NHS criticsm,...