Keto diet works best in small doses, Yale researchers find
(Yale University) A ketogenic diet -- which provides 99% of calories from fat and only 1% from carbohydrates -- produces health benefits in the short term, but negative effects after about a week, Yale researchers found in a study of mice. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - January 27, 2020 Category: Biology Source Type: news
JumpstartMD Commercial Program Seems Effective for Weight Loss
THURSDAY, Jan. 23, 2020 -- The commercial low-calorie, low-carbohydrate JumpstartMD program is effective for weight loss, according to a study published online Jan. 21 in the Journal of Obesity.
Sean Bourke, M.D., from JumpstartMD in Burlingame,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - January 23, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Low-Carb, Low-Fat Diets Not Tied to Mortality Overall
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2020 -- Overall, low-carbohydrate diet and low-fat diet scores are not associated with total mortality, according to a study published online Jan. 21 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Zhilei Shan, M.D., Ph.D., from the Harvard T.H. Chan... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - January 22, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Low-Fat, Low-Carb Diets Equally Beneficial if Healthy Foods Included Low-Fat, Low-Carb Diets Equally Beneficial if Healthy Foods Included
Neither low-fat nor low-carbohydrate diets on their own increased the risk of death, however, unhealthy food choices in each make a small difference.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - January 21, 2020 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news
School Lunch Programmes for Progress
School feeding programme in Togo. Credit: WFP/João CavalcanteBy Jomo Kwame Sundaram and Wan Manan MudaKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jan 21 2020 (IPS) If well planned, coordinated and implemented, a government funded school feeding programme for all primary school children can be progressively transformative. Such a programme, involving government departments and agencies working together, can benefit schoolchildren, their families, farmers and public health, now and in the future.
Jomo Kwame Sundaram
Such a scheme should comprehensively supply adequate food for all, especially schoolchildren, and improve their nutrition, thus ...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - January 21, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jomo Kwame Sundaram and Wan Manan Muda Tags: Asia-Pacific Development & Aid Economy & Trade Education Featured Food & Agriculture Global Headlines Health Labour TerraViva United Nations Source Type: news
Examining low-carbohydrate, low-fat diets, risk of death
(JAMA Network) An analysis of self-reported national dietary data from more than 37,000 US adults suggests associations between low-carbohydrate and low-fat diets and the risk of death may depend on the quality and food sources of the carbohydrates, proteins and fats people eat. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 21, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Carb Restriction a Viable Choice for Reversal of Type 2 Diabetes? Carb Restriction a Viable Choice for Reversal of Type 2 Diabetes?
Mounting evidence indicates the benefits of a low-carbohydrate diet in type 2 diabetes, which may extend to reversal of disease, according to an expert.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - January 14, 2020 Category: Cardiology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news
Molecular ‘doormen’ open the way to potential obesity treatment
Researchers have discovered a promising new obesity treatment in regulating the traffic between incoming carbohydrates and outgoing lipids in fat cells. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - January 10, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Molecular “doormen” open the way to potential obesity treatment
Researchers have discovered a promising new obesity treatment in regulating the traffic between incoming carbohydrates and outgoing lipids in fat cells. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - January 10, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
South Africa: Sorry Banting Fans, but Your Ancestors Did Eat Carbs
[Daily Maverick] The charred remains of starchy plants excavated in the Border Cave high in the Lebombo Mountains in South Africa provide the earliest direct evidence of the collecting and cooking of carbohydrate-rich foods by humans. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 7, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Countless People Are Struggling With an Eating Disorder Doctors Can ’t Diagnose
At first, Melanie Murphy was just following doctor’s orders.
Murphy, then 19, had gained weight during a period of depression, and her doctor told her she should lose some. She went from 180 to 125 pounds in 18 months—and even when she knew it was time to stop slimming down, she couldn’t shake the need to chase a goal. Without weight loss, she needed a new target. That became finding the “perfect” diet, one that was clean and pure and would keep her healthy for years to come.
At least, that was how she thought about it then. These days, she uses a different descriptor: “orthorexia,&rdquo...
Source: TIME: Health - January 2, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized Eating Disorder Source Type: news
Earliest evidence for rhizomes roasting in Africa 170 thousand years ago
(American Association for the Advancement of Science) The 170,000-year-old charred remains of starchy plant parts from Border Cave, South Africa provides the earliest direct evidence for the collecting and cooking of carbohydrate-rich rhizomes, a new study reports. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - January 2, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Cooked starchy rhizomes in Africa 170 thousand years ago
We report evidence for geophyte exploitation by early humans from at least 170,000 years ago. Charred rhizomes from Border Cave, South Africa, were identified to the genus Hypoxis L. by comparing the morphology and anatomy of ancient and modern rhizomes. Hypoxis angustifolia Lam., the likely taxon, proliferates in relatively well-watered areas of sub-Saharan Africa and in Yemen, Arabia. In those areas and possibly farther north during moist periods, Hypoxis rhizomes would have provided reliable and familiar carbohydrate sources for mobile groups. (Source: ScienceNOW)
Source: ScienceNOW - January 1, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Wadley, L., Backwell, L., dErrico, F., Sievers, C. Tags: Anthropology, Botany reports Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Can the keto diet treat epilepsy?
The keto diet is a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet. Here, learn how the keto diet could help reduce the frequency of epileptic seizures. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - December 23, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Epilepsy Source Type: news
Medical News Today: What to know about alcohol and the keto diet
This article looks at the best and worst drinks for people following a keto diet. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - December 19, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nutrition / Diet Source Type: news
