Fibre – ask why, not how
Executive summary * This week’s note is about fibre. A recently published paper assumed that there is an optimal fibre
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Whole Grains
‘Fast’ & ‘slow’ carbs
Executive summary * A study has just been published, which claimed to have definitively demonstrated that ‘fast’ carbs do not
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Does skipping breakfast increase the risk of Type 2 Diabetes?
Introduction One of my lovely supporters, Andrew Martin, sent me a study from November 2018 which I missed (Ref 1).
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Does low carb mean low fiber?
The Lancet study, which was published on January 10th 2019, was presented as such a definitive nail in the coffin
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Why do studies conclude that fiber is associated with better health?
Introduction On January 10th 2019, The Lancet published yet another article raving about carbohydrates and fiber (Ref 1). The lead
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The EAT Lancet diet is nutritionally deficient
A report was published in The Lancet on 17th January 2019. The report was commissioned by The Lancet. The report
Read morePlant based diet or plant-biased research?
On 7th November (2018) I submitted a rapid response to an article called “Effectiveness of plant-based diets in promoting well-being
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Plant based diet & diabetes
Thanks go to Marika Sboros for this week’s note. She alerted me to a paper that was published in the
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Fiber: a plausible mechanism?
Last week we looked at: what fiber is (indigestible carbohydrate); our requirement for fiber (none); the recommendations for fiber intake
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