Medical News Today: Vegan keto diet: Everything you need to know
A vegan keto diet is a very low carbohydrate diet that does not include any animal products. Learn about the possible benefits and risks and what to eat on a vegan keto diet here. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 18, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nutrition / Diet Source Type: news

Gut microbes affect harmful compound in red meat
Researchers identified an enzyme in gut bacteria that releases an inflammation-causing carbohydrate from meat. The findings suggest strategies to reduce the risk of certain diseases associated with eating red meat. (Source: NIH Research Matters)
Source: NIH Research Matters - October 14, 2019 Category: Research Source Type: news

Medical News Today: What to know about exogenous ketones
Exogenous ketones are supplements that may help a person enter a state of ketosis, in which the body breaks down fats instead of carbohydrates. Learn more about the effectiveness and safety of exogenous ketones here. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 10, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nutrition / Diet Source Type: news

Beware High-Fat Diets
By Wan Manan Muda and Jomo Kwame SundaramKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Oct 8 2019 (IPS) Two decades into the 21st century, all too many people still associate being ‘overweight’ with prosperity, health and wellbeing, mainly because being thin has long been associated with being emaciated due to hunger, undernourishment and malnutrition. Overweight and obesity can easily be assessed by anthropometric measures, including the body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference. But BMI thresholds for overweight and obesity may differ by ethnic group or country. Wan Manan MudaThe standard World Health Organization (WHO) BMI cut-off ...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - October 8, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Wan Manan Muda and Jomo Kwame Sundaram Tags: Global Headlines Health TerraViva United Nations Source Type: news

Housecall: Are whole grains part of your healthy diet?
THIS WEEK'S TOP TOPICSWhole grains: Hearty options for a healthy dietAll types of grains are good sources of complex carbohydrates, as well as some key vitamins and minerals. Whole grains are healthiest, and eating a variety can make your meals and snacks more interesting. If you're like most people, though, you're not getting enough whole [...] (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - October 6, 2019 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

Low-Carb'Keto' Diets Have Some Health Benefits and Some Risks Low-Carb'Keto' Diets Have Some Health Benefits and Some Risks
While extremely low-carbohydrate diets may aid short term weight loss, they have mixed effects on health markers that can contribute to heart disease risk, according to new recommendations from the National Lipid Association.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - October 4, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medscape Today News Source Type: news

Low-carb 'keto' diets have some health benefits and some risks
(Reuters Health) - While extremely low-carbohydrate diets may aid short term weight loss, they have mixed effects on health markers that can contribute to heart disease risk, according to new recommendations from the National Lipid Association. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 2, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

Should You Stop Eating Red Meat? A New Paper Has a Controversial Answer
Conclusions were based on five different reviews of prior research on red and processed meat consumption, touching on both health outcomes and cultural preferences. To assess those studies, the team used a research approach that rates the certainty of existing evidence, giving more weight to things like randomized controlled trials—in which one study group carries out a certain behavior, while another acts as a control group—and less weight to observational studies, which use patterns in a dataset to find associations between a behavior and an outcome. The panel also focused on the “absolute risk” a...
Source: TIME: Health - September 30, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized Diet/Nutrition embargoed study Source Type: news

Medical News Today: Reasons for not losing weight on a keto diet
This article outlines 10 reasons why a person may not lose weight despite following the keto diet. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 27, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Source Type: news

Medical News Today: Net carbohydrates and how to calculate them
Calculating net carbs is one way to count the carbohydrates within a food product or meal plan. In this article, learn more about net carbs and how to calculate them. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 26, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nutrition / Diet Source Type: news

Quality of Carbohydrates, Protein Has Improved in U.S. Diet
1999 to 2016 saw drop in percent of energy intake from low - quality carbs, increase from high - quality carbs (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - September 25, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Cardiology, Endocrinology, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Nursing, Oncology, Journal, Source Type: news

US Diet Slowly Improving, Study Suggests US Diet Slowly Improving, Study Suggests
Healthy Eating Index scores in the United States improved slightly from 1999 through 2016, with the estimated energy contribution from carbohydrates decreasing, but some problems persist.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - September 25, 2019 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news

Congratulations, America, you're eating better. But you still have a ways to go
U.S. adults made modest improvements in their diets in recent years but still eat too many low-quality carbohydrates and too much saturated fat. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - September 25, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Melissa Healy Source Type: news

Congratulations, America, you're eating better. But you still have a ways to go
U.S. adults made modest improvements in their diets in recent years but still eat too many low-quality carbohydrates and too much saturated fat. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - September 25, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Melissa Healy Source Type: news

Quality of Carbohydrates, Protein Has Improved in U.S. Diet
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 25, 2019 -- From 1999 to 2016, the percentage of energy intake from low-quality carbohydrates decreased and that from high-quality carbohydrates and plant protein increased, according to a study published in the Sept. 24 issue of... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 25, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news