The Third Factor: Eating Frequency

Is it the kind of food you eat that makes you fat or how much you eat? The third factor, often ignored, is how often. This research provides some insight into the third factor of eating. Research Paper Title Eating Frequency Is Positively Associated with Overweight and Central Obesity in US Adults. Background Evidence of… Read More

Total Fat Intake versus Healthy Wholefoods & Diet Patterns

The obsession with fat intake needs to end, say Dariush Mozaffarian and David Ludwig writing in the New Scientist. “For decades we have been fed official limits on the total fat in our diets. It’s time that ended, a position we have summarised in the journal JAMA (doi.org/ 6s2). Dietary policies have long emphasised limits. In 1980, the US recommended that no more than… Read More

Research: Rice, Korea & Metabolic Syndrome

Research Paper Title Rice-eating Pattern and the Risk of Metabolic Syndrome Especially Waist Circumference in Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study (KoGES). Background Metabolic syndrome poses a serious health threat in Asian countries. Rice is a staple food in Korea, and carbohydrate intake is associated with the risk of MetS. The researchers hypothesised that various rice-eating… Read More