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Why human, not mice, studies are the most appropriate for judging the effects of diet on human health

Friday, August 28th, 2009

I’ve said before that while I don’t believe any one diet is ideal for everyone, I favour diets lower in carb and higher in protein (and also fat) than the diets traditionally recommended as ‘healthy’. Such diets generally give better results for weight loss than, say, low fat diets. They also tend to be extremely [...]

American Heart Association highlights hazards of consuming sugar, including fructose

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

I recently mentioned in a blog that I’d tidied up my diet a bit (in conjunction with some mindful eating). Part of the ‘tidying up a bit’ meant taking out ALL foods with added sugar from my diet. I don’t consume much added sugar habitually, but I am generally no angel either. So, I won’t [...]