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Weight Loss Maintenance: Do 95% of Diets Really Fail?

Recent years have seen the emergence of "weight-neutral" approaches to health, which have various iterations under the umbrella term of "non-diet nutrition”. Much of what...

Posted in Nutrition Research

PUFA Oxidation: Just Not What You Think…

The stream of nonsense related to the health effects of polyunsaturated fats [PUFA] is neverending. One of the most common claims about the supposed negative...

Posted in Macronutrients Science, Metabolic Health

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Vitamin E & NAFLD: The Benefits for Liver Disease

Much of the nutritional focus for the presence, and removal, of fat in the liver emphasises total energy intake and macronutrient composition. Indeed, the primary...

Posted in Metabolic Health, Micronutrient Nutrition

PCOS Diet & Fertility: Can Diet Improve Reproductive Outcomes in PCOS?

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome [PCOS] is the most common endocrine disorder in women of reproductive age, with a prevalence rate of 5-10%. However, some estimates may...

Posted in Metabolic Health, Women’s Health Nutrition

What the Diabetes Prevention Studies Showed Us

The core pathophysiology of type-2 diabetes [T2D] is the progressive decline, and eventual termination of function, in the capacity of the beta-cells [β-cells] of the...

Posted in Metabolic Health, Nutrition Research

Fatty Liver Diet: Protect the Liver With Seed Oils

We definitely know that energy balance is the primary determinant of the accumulation of fat in the liver, which is why calorie control is a...

Posted in Metabolic Health, Nutrition Research, Nutrition Science

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Diet & Gastric Cancer: Does Salt Increase Stomach Cancer Risk?

In relation to the relationship between hypertension and CVD, the data is unequivocal: hypertension profoundly increases risk for CVD events and mortality, and this relationship...

Posted in Micronutrient Nutrition, Nutrition & Cancer

Intuitive Eating Research: Is It Useful for Your Relationship with Food?

The term ‘intuitive eating’ was coined by research dietitians Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch in 1995, and, as highlighted in ongoing intuitive eating research, is...

Posted in Nutrition & Behaviour, Research Methodology in Nutrition, Women’s Health Nutrition

Low Carb Diet Research: Exploring the “Metabolic Advantage”

The question of “is a calorie a calorie?” is as old as nutrition research, and it frequently surfaces in modern low carb diet research. Understanding...

Posted in Controversies in Nutrition, Metabolic Health, Research Methodology in Nutrition

Ultra Processed Foods: How Protein Affects Energy Intake

According to the NOVA classification system, ultra-processed foods [UPF] are defined as: “formulations of ingredients, mostly of exclusive industrial use, typically created by a series...

Posted in Macronutrients Science, Metabolic Health, Nutrition & Metabolism

Iodine Requirements During Pregnancy: Timing, Thyroid Hormones, and Fetal Brain Development

In a 2019 survey sample of women in a UK, only ~20% were aware of the increased requirements for iodine for perinatal nutrition, despite clear...

Posted in Macronutrients Research, Women’s Health Nutrition

Appetite Regulation, Hunger & Satiety: Mechanisms and Implications for Weight Loss

Let's define the terms "appetite" and "hunger", two central concepts in appetite regulation. Appetite may be considered the process that influences food intake; hunger reflects...

Posted in Macronutrients Research, Metabolic Health, Nutrition Research