Let your food be your medicine, and your medicine be your food. ...Hippocrates
Glycemic index (GI) measures the rate at which sugars in food are released to the blood stream. A list of common foods (fruits, vegetables, breakfast grain products and dairy products) and their glycemic index...
A high fiber diet rich in soluble fiber has a small impact on calcium and phosphorus balance in subjects with type II diabetes mellitus. It may be prudent to ensure adequate intake of calcium and other minerals on the high fiber diet.
A comparison of overweight participants assigned to four different weigh loss diets (differing in composition of fat, carbohydrate, protein) over a two-year period showed that reducing calories achieved weight loss regardless of which of the three nutrients was emphasized.
For lean mice – and possibly for lean humans, a new study predicts – the anti-aging strategy known as caloric restriction may be a pointless, frustrating and even dangerous exercise.
Nutrition and Cancer: A Review of The Evidence for An Anti-cancer Diet
It has been estimated that 30–40 percent of all cancers can be prevented by lifestyle and dietary measures alone. Read more...