An article by Susan Mayor in the British Medical Journal (BMJ): Overweight people eating a low glycaemic index diet show no difference in cardiovascular risk factors or insulin sensitivity compared with those consuming a high glycaemic index diet, a randomised trial has shown. The glycaemic index is a property of some carbohydrate containing foods determined… Read More
Research Paper Title Slim by Design: Serving Healthy Foods First in Buffet Lines Improves Overall Meal Selection. Background Each day, tens of millions of restaurant goers, conference attendees, college students, military personnel, and school children serve themselves at buffets; many being all-you-can-eat buffets. Knowing how the food order at a buffet triggers what a person… Read More
Research Paper Title Added Sugar Intake and Cardiovascular Diseases Mortality Among US Adults. Background Epidemiology studies have suggested that higher intake of added sugar is associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors. Few prospective studies have examined the association of added sugar intake with CVD mortality. Objective To examine time trends of added sugar consumption… Read More
Both children and adults become fatter because they consume more energy than they expend (Han, Lawlor & Kimm, 2010). Genetics also plays a role but genetic factors cannot be responsible for the recent epidemic in overweight and obesity (Lindgren et al., 2009). It is clear that the main emphasis must be on downstream (individual level)… Read More
Research Paper Title Dietary Patterns and Risk of Colorectal Cancer in Tehran Province: A Case-control Study. Background Colorectal cancer is the third and fourth leading cause of cancer incidence and mortality among men and women, respectively in Iran. However, the role of dietary factors that could contribute to this high cancer incidence remains unclear. The… Read More
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