As you can see in my video, Plant-Based Diets and Diabetes, we’ve known for decades that a plant-based diet may be protective against diabetes. Studies going back half a century found that those eating meat one or more days a week had significantly higher rates of diabetes, and the more frequently meat was eaten, the […]

If the fructose in sugar and high fructose corn syrup has been considered “alcohol without the buzz” in terms of the potential to inflict liver damage, what about the source of natural fructose, fruit? If you compare the effects of a diet restricting fructose from both added sugars and fruit to one just restricting fructose […]

We’ve known that increased nut consumption has been associated with a reduced risk of major chronic diseases, such as heart disease and diabetes. But do those who eat nuts actually live longer lives? Clinical trials have shown nuts help lower cholesterol and oxidation, and improve our arterial function and blood sugar levels. Does all this […]

For 37 years he has been touting the benefits of very low-fat, high-carbohydrate, vegetarian diets for preventing and reversing heart disease. But the research he cites to back up his … The March 2014 study that Ornish cites as finding “a 75 percent …

The Medicines Control Council (MCC) is not aware of the presence of any diet pills in South Africa containing a highly toxic "fat burning" substance known as 2,4-dinitrophenol (DNP) that can cause fatal hyperthermia, with body temperature rising as …

On the bright side, cutting-edge research has uncovered strategies for avoiding, controlling and even reversing diabetes. “It's tempting to think that … A recent study by Dr. King and his Joslin colleagues has shown insulin sensitivity, glucose …

And while the star has always been radiant — even before she went on a 22-day plant-based food challenge with Jay-Z in 2013 — her occasional vegan stints may be part of the reason she looks so good. “They loved it,” says Marco Borges, Beyoncé's …

Or do you just fancy looking a bit more like Glynis Barber, actress, anti-ageing guru and wife to the delectable Michael Brandon, with whom she starred in that Eighties classic TV show Dempsey and Makepeace. Barber is the co-author of a … Food is …

But many choose a vegetarian diet is because they're under the impression that it's a healthier choice from a nutritional perspective. It is this last reason that I'd like to address in this article. For the last fifty years, we've been …

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