Authors: Laura R. Saslow, Sarah Kim, Jennifer J. Daubenmier, Judith T. Moskowitz, Stephen D. Phinney, et al. PLOSOne, April 2014 http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0091027 BACKGROUND: Research has shown that cutting back on carbs may help control symptoms of diabetes. METHODS: The authors compared the effects of moderate carbohydrate diet (MCD) and very low carbohydrate Diet (VLCD) on health-related […]
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 04/03/2014 Clinical Article Full Story PubMed Reference Journal Reference Astrup A – Dairy products contribute important nutrients to the diet, including energy, calcium, protein, and other micro– and macronutrients. However, dairy products can be high in saturated fats, and dietary guidelines generally recommend reducing the intake of saturated fatty acids (SFAs) to […]
Review · April 01, 2014 Full Story Journal Reference TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The authors present a review of the recent analyses of a possible relationship of dietary factors and acne. They conclude that it is likely there is a causal association with acne induced by the intake of high glycemic–index foods. While previously thought to have […]
NPR.org by ALLISON AUBREY March 31, 2014 3:31 AM ET Full Story Remember the fat-free boom that swept the country in the 1990s? Yes, we know from the Salt readers who took our informal survey that lots of you tried to follow it. And gave up. “I definitely remember eating fat-free cookies, fat–free pudding, fat-free cheese, which […]
American Heart Journal, 03/28/2014 Clinical Article Kalantarian S, et al. – Previous studies observed the surprising finding that saturated fat was inversely associated with atherosclerosis progression in postmenopausal women, whereas polyunsaturated fat (PUFA) and carbohydrates were positively associated. Whether certain genes modify the association of diet with atherosclerotic progression is unknown. The authors observed an […]
JAMES HAMBLINMAR 24 2014, 1:14 PM ET Full Story Researchers asked if one diet could be crowned best in terms of health outcomes. If diet is a set of rigid principles, the answer is a decisive no. In terms of broader guidelines, it’s a decisive yes. Flailing in the swell of bestselling diet books, infomercials […]
February 28, 2014 Health Impact News Editor A study published in April 2014 compared two diets with overweight diabetic people. One group ate the standard recommended diet by the American Diabetes Association, which was a low-fat, high carbohydrate, restricted calorie diet, as per the USDA dietary guidelines for a “healthy” diet. This group was assigned a “registered dietician […]
Int J Environ Res Public Health. Feb 2014; 11(2): 2092–2107. Published online Feb 19, 2014. doi: 10.3390/ijerph110202092 Abstract Obesity is reaching epidemic proportions and is a strong risk factor for a number of cardiovascular and metabolic disorders such as hypertension, type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia, atherosclerosis, and also certain types of cancers. Despite the constant recommendations […]
Commentary February 05, 2014 Lily Talakoub MD Full Story Frontline Medical News In my practice, I have observed consistent improvements in recalcitrant perioral dermatitis when patients switch to low-carbohydrate diets. Several of my patients with perioral dermatitis that responded poorly to oral doxycycline, topical metronidazole, and topical tacrolimus – or recurred upon cessation of therapy […]
A cluster randomized controlled trial Robin M Daly, Stella L O’Connell, Niamh L Mundell, Carley A Grimes, David W Dunstan, and Caryl A Nowson First published January 29, 2014, doi: 10.3945/ajcn.113.064154 Am J Clin Nutr April 2014 ajcn.064154 Abstract Background: Physical inactivity, inadequate dietary protein, and low-grade systemic inflammation contribute to age-related muscle loss, impaired function, and […]
The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. Posted: 26 Jan 2014 11:42 PM PST Full Story One of the first patients I saw as a medical student was a nice lady, who presented to the university hospital outpatient clinic with colicky, cramping abdominal pain. She described the pain as coming on after a meal, and […]
Bret S. Stetka, MD, David Perlmutter, MD January 21, 2014 Full Story (may require free registration) In his new book Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth About Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar — Your Brain’s Silent Killers, Dr. David Perlmutter, Associate Professor at the University of Miami School of Medicine, advocates that lifestyle modifications, starting with a high-fat, nearly […]
Brian Shilhavy Health Impact News Editor January 20, 2014 Full Story: http://healthimpactnews.com/2013/sweden-becomes-first-western-nation-to-reject-low-fat-diet-dogma-in-favor-of-low-carb-high-fat-nutrition/ Sweden has become the first Western nation to develop national dietary guidelines that reject the popular low-fat diet dogma in favor of low-carb high-fat nutrition advice. The switch in dietary advice followed the publication of a two-year study by the independent Swedish Council […]
Authors: S. Sharma, P. Jain Epilepsy Res. Treat., January 2014 BACKGROUND: Recent studies have shown good efficacy and tolerability of the Modified Atkins Diet (MAD) in the treatment of refractory epilepsy. METHODS: In this review, authors discuss the use of the MAD in refractory epilepsy. CONCLUSION: MAD is an effective therapy for patients with refractory […]
Full Story: http://www.forbes.com/sites/nextavenue/2013/11/14/what-grain-is-doing-to-your-brain/ It’s tempting to call David Perlmutter’s dietary advice radical. The neurologist and president of the Perlmutter Health Center in Naples, Fla., believes all carbs, including highly touted whole grains, are devastating to our brains. He claims we must make major changes in our eating habits as a society to ward off terrifying increases in Alzheimer’s disease […]
12.10.2013 by Salynn Boyles Contributing Writer, MedPage Today Eating a big, high-protein breakfast may be an effective strategy for improving glycemic control in overweight patients with type 2 diabetes, findings from a small study suggested. When such patients were randomized to eat either small, carbohydrate-heavy breakfasts or larger fat- and protein-centric morning meals for 3 […]
Nutrients. 2013 Dec; 5(12): 5205–5217. Published online 2013 Dec 18. doi: 10.3390/nu5125205 PMCID: PMC3875914 Antonio Paoli Abstract Weight loss protocols can only be considered successful if they deliver consistent results over the long term—a goal which is often elusive, so much so that the term “yo-yo” is used to describe the perennial weight loss/weight regain […]
“Dietary protein-derived amino acids have a purpose, and that purpose is not carbs.” At a reasonable level of dietary intake, protein is used for the maintenance of organs & tissues. Lean body mass. It’s functional. Protein isn’t stored in any appreciable capacity, and most excess is either oxidized or stored as glycogen. Theoretically, about 50-60% of protein-derived […]
Colette Heimowitz’s Blog An all-too-common misconception is that the first Phase of Atkins—Induction—is the whole program. Which probably led to other misconceptions, including the one that Atkins is all about omitting major food groups from your diet and subsisting on meat, eggs, cheese and lots of fat. Every time I see that in an online […]
December 17, 2013 COLETTE HEIMOWITZ If you’ve read anything about diets lately, you have most likely heard of the Paleo Diet, which is based on eating whole foods from food groups our hunter-gatherer ancestors would have eaten during the Paleolithic Era, the time period from about 2.6 million years ago to the beginning of the […]