May 23, 2022 The Lancet TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The authors of this study conducted a single-center, randomised clinical trial to compare the effect of a Mediterranean versus low-fat diet for secondary prevention in 1002 patients with established coronary heart disease. Multivariable hazard ratios for a composite of major cardiovascular events (myocardial infarction, revascularisation, ischaemic stroke, peripheral […]
APRIL 9, 2021 by University of Worcester A new study conducted at the University of Worcester and published in the Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, has found low-fat diets decrease men’s testosterone levels by 10-15%. Optimal testosterone levels are critical to men’s health. Low testosterone levels are linked to a higher risk of heart […]
Connie Capone|August 12, 2020 Over the years we’ve seen countless diet fads come and go, each one promising to help us shed unwanted pounds with ease, but many of these get-thin-quick diets are like get-rich-quick schemes—they tend to help us lose dollars quicker than weight. On the other hand, low-carb and low-fat diets with names […]
February 20, 2018 The DIETFITS Randomized Clinical Trial Christopher D. Gardner, PhD JAMA. 2018;319(7):667-679. doi:10.1001/jama.2018.0245 Key Points Question What is the effect of a healthy low-fat (HLF) diet vs a healthy low-carbohydrate (HLC) diet on weight change at 12 months and are these effects related to genotype pattern or insulin secretion? Findings In this randomized clinical trial […]
International Journal of Epidemiology | September 26, 2017 Li N, et al. – This study assessed the impact of sugar/carbohydrate intake on the incidence and survival of US patients with esophageal/gastric cardia adenocarcinoma (EA/GCA). Researchers reported that if corroborated, limiting intake of sucrose (e.g. table sugar), sweetened desserts/beverages, and foods that contribute to a high […]
by Larry Husten CardioBrief February 27, 2017 One of the world’s top cardiologists says that many of the major nutrition guidelines have no good basis in science. “I’m not a nutrition scientist and that may be an advantage because every week in the newspaper we read something is good for you and the same thing […]
Aaron E. Carroll APRIL 15, 2016 There was a lot of news this week about a study, published in the medical journal BMJ, that looked at how diet affects heart health. The results were unexpected because they challenged the conventional thinking on saturated fats. And the data were very old, from the late 1960s and […]
One-week high GI diet increases hepatic fat and glycogen stores compared with low GI diet FRIDAY, Sept. 9, 2016 (HealthDay News) — A one-week high glycemic index (HGI) diet increases hepatic fat and glycogen stores in healthy adults compared with a low glycemic index (LGI) diet, according to a study published online Sept. 4 […]
3/23/2015 Dr. Dean Ornish strikes again with an editorial lambasting what he calls high-protein diets in today’s New York Times. I got an email first thing this morning from a South African journalist inquiring as to what I thought about it. Monday mornings are killers for me, so I thought I would jot off a quick response and […]
Ohio State University find that levels of fat in the blood did not increase with a high fat diet, but did with a high carbohydrate intake By Sarah Knapton 21 November 2014 Saturated fat has long been demonised by doctors and nutritionists who claim that it increases the risk of heart problems. But decades of […]
Authors: Lena Jonasson, Hans Guldbrand, Anna K. Lundberg & Fredrik H. Nystrom Ann Med. May 2014 http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.3109/07853890.2014.894286 BACKGROUND: Inflammation may play an important role in type-2 diabetes. It has been proposed that dietary strategies can help control inflammation, which can increase the risk of many conditions, such as heart disease. METHODS: The authors investigated the effects of […]
The Wall Street Journal By NINA TEICHOLZ Updated May 6, 2014 10:25 a.m. ET “Saturated fat does not cause heart disease”—or so concluded a big study published in March in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine. How could this be? The very cornerstone of dietary advice for generations has been that the saturated fats in […]
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 […]
by John Gever Deputy Managing Editor, MedPage Today 06.17.2013 A low-fat, low-carb diet altered levels of lipid-depleted beta-amyloid peptides in a small clinical trial, suggesting a biochemical explanation for past observations connecting lifestyle factors to risk of Alzheimer’s disease, researchers said. Those assigned to 4 weeks on the “low” diet in the 47-person trial showed […]