Government advice may be a fat lot of good. A controversial study claims dietary guidelines issued on fat intake to reduce the risk of heart disease were not supported by evidence from clinical trials. In 1977, the US government said fat intake should make up no more than 30% of an individual’s diet, and saturated… Read More
Research Paper Title Alternate Healthy Eating Index 2010 and Risk of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease among US Women and Men: Prospective Study. Study Question Does a longitudinal association exist between the Alternate Healthy Eating Index 2010 (AHEI-2010) – a measure of diet quality – and the risk of newly diagnosed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)?… Read More
From low fat to Atkins and beyond, diets that are based on poor nutrition science are a type of global, uncontrolled experiment that may lead to bad outcomes, concludes Richard Smith (Chair, Patients Know Best writing in the British Medical Journal (BMJ)). Jean Mayer, one of the “greats” of nutrition science, said in 1965, in… Read More
Research Paper Title A Reappraisal of the Quantitative Relationship between Sugar Intake and Dental Caries: the Need for New Criteria for Developing Goals for Sugar Intake. Background There is a clear relation between sugars and caries. However, no analysis has yet been made of the lifetime burden of caries induced by sugar to see whether… Read More
Research Paper Title Dietary Intake and Stress Fractures among Elite Male Combat Recruits. Background Appropriate and sufficient dietary intake is one of the main requirements for maintaining fitness and health. Inadequate energy intake may have a negative impact on physical performance which may result in injuries among physically active populations. The purpose of this research… Read More
The main carbohydrate source driving obesity in the US has been identified as the potato, but in Korea this dubious accolade may go to the instant noodle. A dietary survey found that consumption of these noodles was associated with metabolic syndrome in women but not men. Reference Shin, J.H., Cho, E., Lee, H-J., Fung, T.T.,… Read More
Research Paper Title Dietary Intake and Stress Fractures among Elite Male Combat Recruits. Background Appropriate and sufficient dietary intake is one of the main requirements for maintaining fitness and health. Inadequate energy intake may have a negative impact on physical performance which may result in injuries among physically active populations. The purpose of this research… Read More
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