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What if sugar is worse than just empty calories? An essay by Gary Taubes
Doctors have long suspected sugar is not simply a source of excess calories but a fundamental cause of obesity and type 2 diabetes. Gary Taubes argues we must do more to discourage consumption while we improve our understanding of sugar’s role
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A Dietary Fiber-Deprived Gut Microbiota Degrades the Colonic Mucus Barrier
The diet of industrialized nations has experienced a decrease in fiber intake, which for many is now well below the recommended daily range of 28−35 g for adults, and this deficit has been linked to several diseases
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'I beat diabetes with 200-calorie drinks'
Nearly half of patients have reversed type 2 diabetes in a "watershed" trial, say doctors in Newcastle and Glasgow. People spent up to five months on a low-calorie diet of soups and shakes to trigger massive weight loss. Isobel Murray, 65, who had weighed 15 stone, lost over four stone (25kg) and no longer needs diabetes pills. She says: "I've got my life back." The charity Diabetes UK says the trial is a landmark and has the potential to help millions of patients.
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Maybe it's time to stop your dietary judgements and start thinking about the bigger picture?
It seems that today, no dietary choice is without its qualms and in the Western world, we should all by now be at least vaguely aware that, as a whole, we need to reduce our meat-intake. For our future on this planet, our conscience and our health. We are driving a global climate change event. It is agreed that this enhanced rate of change is primarily due to the production of greenhouse-gases. Today, the meat industry contributes 14.5 percent of annual emissions, in the form of feed production, manure storage, transport and, of course, the windy ways of ruminants such as cows.
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The sugar industry has been quietly funding one of the biggest misconceptions in modern nutrition
A growing body of evidence reveals how industry groups have worked to suppress the scientific findings on the harmful effects of sugar.
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‘Fat but Fit’? The Controversy Continues
Can you be fit and healthy, even if you’re overweight? And will working out, despite the extra pounds, reduce your risk of a heart attack? The idea that you can be “fat but fit” has long been controversial. While health experts endorse physical activity as beneficial, many doctors view the concept of being “fat but fit” with suspicion.
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Plant-Based Diets: A Game-Changer For Our Food System, Our People And Our Planet
Plant-based diets, often cited as a craze driven by millennials, are gaining increasing popularity. According to research by HealthFocus, 60% of consumers are reducing their meat intake - and a massive 17% of 15-70 year olds now follow a ‘predominantly’ plant-based diet. What’s more, 55% of people who start eating a more plant-based diet say they plan to stick with it permanently. What was once called a ‘food fad’ looks like it’s here to stay.
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Losing weight at any age leads to cost savings, Johns Hopkins study suggests
Helping an adult lose weight leads to significant cost savings at any age, with those savings peaking at age 50, a new Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health study suggests.
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Taking a Break From Dieting Could Actually Help You Lose Weight
One problem with dieting is that when you give your body less energy to operate, it adapts to use less energy, which can slow weight loss. A way to get around that problem, a new study suggests, may be intermittent dieting—taking a two-week break for "regular" eating between bouts of dieting may actually improve weight loss.
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Top 10 Best Supplement Websites to Buy and Research - 10 Best . Website
Are you taking supplements to boost your health or as a lifelong commitment? Well, by now you have noticed that there are so many of them in the market. Sometimes you don’t know the ones that will suit your needs or where to buy them. You may have also noticed that getting the right supplier …
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5 Common Keto Challenges—and How to Overcome Them
It takes time for your brain to adapt to its new energy source, so hang in there.
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Does drinking cranberry juice have any real benefits for kidney stones?
Here is an evidence-based article explaining why drinking cranberry juice for kidney stones is not a good idea and what you should drink instead.
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Knee arthritis has doubled since 1950 for mysterious reasons
The researchers don’t yet know the cause, but it likely involved fitness and diet.
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Losing It in the Anti-Dieting Age
The agonies of being overweight — or running a diet company — in a culture that likes to pretend it only cares about health, not size.
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When Your Doctor Is Fitter Than You Are
“I enjoy working out at the gym,” declares one profile. “To keep myself fit, I like to hike, bike and exercise,” says another. These comments aren’t part of a dating site. Rather, they come from physicians’ online profiles that prospective patients view when they are looking for a new doctor.
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The cholesterol and calorie hypotheses are both dead — it is time to focus on the real culprit: insulin resistance
Emerging evidence shows that insulin resistance is the most important predictor of cardiovascular and type 2 diabetes.
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My Last Conversation with My Father
My dad often told us that he assumed that he would have sons, but he ended up with girls. He eventually adjusted. As his firstborn, I became his mission.
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New Study Shows That People Without Celiac Disease Should Not Eat a Gluten-Free Diet
The researchers therefore conclude that the use of gluten-free diets among people without celiac disease should not be promoted. In people with celiac disease, dietary gluten causes intestinal damage and inflammation, and is associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease. These symptoms and risks are reduced after treatment with a gluten-free diet. The use of gluten free diets has however increased in recent years among people without celiac disease, partly due to the belief that gluten can have harmful health effects.
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Silicon Valley's elite are flocking to an extreme high-fat diet in hopes of living longer
A lot of the Silicon Valley elite are doing extreme experiments on their bodies in hopes of prolonging their lives and improving their health. The latest fad among this set is sticking to a so-called 'ketogenic' diet that's exceptionally high in fat and low in carbs and is considered an experimental treatment for diabetes. Think Atkins, but way more extreme.
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Diet Secrets for Living Past 100 From the "Blue Zones" of the World - Video
Blue zones are regions on Earth where the local human population enjoys exceptionally long average life spans. Author and explorer Dan Buettner has studied these populations and the dietary and lifestyle elements they have in common.
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