(Natural News) Low-fat diets are all the rage among fitness enthusiasts and health-conscious consumers looking to shed a couple of pounds. But scientists are now beginning to examine low-fat diets not for its reported weight loss benefits, but for its long-term effects on human health. As part of a recent randomized controlled trial (RCT), a […]

(Natural News) High-fat diets like the keto diet are currently enjoying a surge in popularity, and it’s certainly true that fats aren’t quite as bad as they’ve been made out to be. In fact, healthy fats are quite good for you. However, a new study shows that overdoing fatty foods could have a negative impact […]

(Natural News) For quite a long time, people were taught to avoid fats because a gram of it contains twice the amount of calories that proteins or carbohydrates have. Then, studies emerged saying carbohydrates are just as bad, if not worse, because refined carbs quickly get turned into sugar. Now, there are proponents of the […]

(Natural News) People with Type 2 diabetes will benefit more from eating a low-carb diet than following a low-fat diet, according to a review of evidence published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Researchers from Leiden University in the Netherlands found that low-carb diets reduce glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and decrease fasting glucose levels more than […]

(Natural News) How do you go from bad to worse quickly when trying to lose weight? Just go on YouTube and watch videos of popular diets, without doing any research or consulting a nutritionist. It’s even getting tougher to trust medical doctors and dietitians these days, as many of them are pushing chemical-based pharmaceuticals and […]

(Natural News) Many people say that the best way to lose weight is to go on a low-carbohydrate diet. Others are solidly in the camp of low-fat equaling weight loss. In an effort to uncover which of the two was the superior diet, researchers from Stanford Medicine undertook a year-long study wherein 609 participants (half […]

(Natural News) People suffering from type-2 diabetes may have themselves a good reason to eat protein, based on research. The diet, according to researchers at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), is composed of a low volume of carbohydrates paired with higher amounts of protein and unsaturated fats. Associate Professor Grant Brinkworth, who […]

(Natural News) A major global study claims low-fat diet could raise the risk of premature death. This research, published in TheLancet.com, counters what we’ve always believed in —that too much fat will kill you. The study suggests that lower consumption of fat is linked with a higher risk of death compared with higher intakes — […]