Low-carb diets: Will the evidence ever be enough?
'If you put all your eggs in one basket, people will just say it’s the wrong basket,' says Professor Jonathan Shaw.
Tag: Nutrition
Omega-3 rich diet may cut migraines: study
The reduction in pain reduction is similar to that provided by medications, US trial authors say.
How do three natural constipation remedies compare?
Kiwifruit, along with prunes and psyllium, are effective natural laxatives, study shows.
Do doctors ‘fat shame’?
Study shows two thirds of Australians who have experienced weight stigma have also felt stigmatised by their doctor.
A GP guide to low-carb, healthy-fat diets for obesity
With low-carbohydrate, healthy-fat diets increasing in popularity, know how to support patients in implementing this safe and efficacious option fo…
The real reason GP obesity interventions don’t work
Seven years ago, I attended my first national obesity conference. I was a baby GP researcher presenting two posters on how general practice might approach…
Sugary drinks double early bowel cancer risk in women: study
The risk increases even more if women consume the drinks in their teenage years, shows US research.
How I tackled my middle-age spread and lost 7kg without really trying
Are you like me? Is your middle-age spread, spreading? Is your BMI going up? Is your girth becoming an embarrassment? Do you want to reverse…
Tuna dinner sparked life-threatening hypotension: case
Her symptoms pointed to an acute coronary syndrome, but she actually had histamine fish poisoning, her treating doctors say.
Russia’s opposition leader is on hunger strike: How long can he survive?
From time to time, generally when there’s a public case of a hunger strike, people ask me how long a person can survive without food.…
