24 Apr The foreign diet unicorn
Here's a perfect take down of the latest variation of the Mediterranean diet. According to this version, the people of the Mediterranean don’t eat red meat or butter so neither should you. Not so fast...
31 Jul Gluten intolerance – mainly in the head?
Gluten-free food, once seen as fad, has evolved into a multi-billion dollar trend. Why, when scientific reasearch shows only one percent of the US population has celiac disease and only 0.5 percent is allergic to wheat. Like MSG, gluten intolerance looks to be mainly in...
14 Jun Diets: Not so common sense
Dr Luc Evenepoel's fad-free weight-control book has made him the darling of South Africa's medical establishment. Here's why he thinks diets should go the way of the dinosaur...
29 Mar Tim Noakes on carbohydrates – fad or fact?
Tim Noakes has moved from advocating carbo-loading to suggesting that carbohydrates are an addiction posing severe health risks. But while his revised recommendations are couched in the language of science, does the science support them? [Excellent opinion piece from the Daily Maverick].
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29 Mar Tim Noakes on carbohydrates – fad or fact?
Tim Noakes has moved from advocating carbo-loading to suggesting that carbohydrates are an addiction posing severe health risks. But while his revised recommendations are couched in the language of science, does the science support them? [Excellent opinion piece from the Daily Maverick]....
17 Jan A history of dieting: binge and purge
Fad diets are nothing new – people have been following them for two millennia. They are also little better than useless, so why do we keep following them? A new book looks back on 20 centuries of bingeing, purging, snake oil and strange...