Category: latest diet articles
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Who is Ancel Keys and what has he got to do with your health?
In the 1950’s Ancel Keys developed the “Diet Heart Hypothesis”. He suggested that eating saturated fat increased blood cholesterol and in turn caused heart disease. In 1958 he published The 7 Countries Study showing data that demonstrated a correlation between saturated fat and heart disease deaths. However, what he didn’t disclose was that there were… Read more
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Electrolytes: What are they and why do we need them?
Electrolytes are essential, electrically charged minerals such as chloride, sodium, magnesium, calcium, phosphate and potassium that are vital to many key functions in the body. It is important for the body to maintain a good electrolyte balance to function properly. An imbalance of electrolytes can cause nausea, fatigue, lethargy, headaches, diarrhoea or constipation amongst its… Read more
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What is a ketogenic diet?
A ketogenic or “keto” diet is one where a body uses an alternative fuel source, ketones, instead of glucose. Ketosis is a natural metabolic state, we are born in ketosis and we evolved in ketosis until the introduction of agriculture when our diets changed significantly into one heavy in carbohydrates where we then went from… Read more
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What is diabetes and insulin resistance?
DIABETES MELLITUS The word diabetes comes from the Greek word meaning to syphon and the Latin word mellitus meaning sweet. This represented the excessive increase in urination “syphoning” from the body and the sweetness of the urine. Diabetes is divided into two types: Type 1 Diabetes is where the pancreas no longer produces insulin. It’s… Read more
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Don’t drink fruit & vegetables!
We all know that eating five pieces of fruit and vegetables a day is healthy right? The science says so! …or does it? Let’s take a look at where this claim actually came from. Getting your five a day is so embedded as a healthy fact that even the NHS promote it. But where’s the… Read more