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I'm very interested in epigenetics and one of the best known examples of how dietary restriction during pregnancy impacts the foetus is the "Dutch Hunger Winter" studies. This paper talks about the genetics http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2579375/ "Here we show that individuals who were prenatally exposed to…

For 80 cals, you could have 1/8 slice of a pie I make. Process 250g each of fat free greek yogurt, cottage cheese and cream cheese. Dissolve a sugar free lemon jelly (jello) in 1/2 cup hot water. Add to mixture. Stir through 1 cup drained crushed pineapple. Pour into a large pie plate and let set overnight. Yum. Sometimes…

We also need to understand that the 'carbs aren't required advice' has the potential to be very dangerous. Maybe you should have a read about some of the animal studies they're doing on pregnant rodents. For obvious reasons, they can't do similar human studies. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23656724 "The increasing…

I don't think that you will ever find a definite answer for micronutrients because bioavailability depends on things such as what you're eating with the food, cooking, the actual matrix of the food, even the soil it was grown in etc.

I'm a believer that for some people, food can be addictive. There are some pretty convincing human studies using brain imaging, that some people have different neural responses to palatable food. This is an interesting review article. The full text is available in Pubmedcentral for free download.…

Apparently it's possible to make a garlic infused oil. I don't need to avoid FODMAPS, but I do like the sound of the oil.

Actually it's not really correct to say that the human genome was set 100,000 years ago and therefore we are all best programmed to consume the diet at the time. Read about copy number variants of the human salivary amylase gene. http://www.nature.com/ng/journal/v39/n10/abs/ng2123.html Populations who eat more starch tend…

La5vega5girl, If there is a lot of science behind it please post something......anything.....(credible, not a blog or a book) to support your claim. Most people CAN tolerate corn. People who have tummy issues would be better off trying the FODMAPS approach. It does have science behind it and I believe is why some people…

There doesn't seem to be much scientific evidence to support it, similar to the grain free Paleo ideal. I think that a lot of people with tummy issues would be better off trying the FODMAPS approach. It's based on scientific research that certain fermentable carbs cause problems in some people because their gut nervous…

When I'm in Indo I tend to eat eggs or banana pancakes for breakfast, fruit platters, spicy chicken and fish curries, chicken sate, gado gado (boiled egg and blanched veges with peanut sauce, heavenly!) and nasi goreng. I avoid street food because it can be a bit dodgy unless you have an iron stomach! I've found that food…

Lol, nowhere near as horrible as some of the information I read on here though. I've haven't seen the 'five type of sugar' breakfasts recommendation and had no luck googling it. Who are the corporate sponsors behind it? I would be interested to hear more about it.

I didn't read that in OP's post. If you can, see a dietitian or diabetes educator. Depending on where you live, there may be a free service associated with your regional hospital or health service. If you are unable to access such services, there is some good evidence based information on most national diabetes association…

No journal is infallible but there is more to publishing in high IF journals than just flashy figures and who you know. If that's your experience, it must have been very disappointing. It certainly hasn't been mine. I acknowledge that this is a rodent model and I don't want to argue the pros and cons, it is what it is. My…

Is that all you took away from the study?

http://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/fulltext/S1550-4131%2814%2900065-5 ETA: FWIW, Cell Metabolism has an impact factor of over 14 and is one of the highest ranking journals in its category. I suspect that many people will write it off as another animal study that doesn't apply to humans, but I think it's very interesting.…

I love the idea of cinnamon with roasted sweet potato. Will definitely give it a go. When I'm hanging out for some gooey chocolate goodness, I make bean brownies. I drain and rinse a can of beans, refill the can with water and the rinsed beans, blend until smooth. I add the blended beans to a packet chocolate brownie mix.…

Yes, I commented on that earlier. I was surprised that it got past the reviewers. I would ask for a different source, or request that original articles be referenced. Fortunately for the authors, I don't review for Nutrition.

My big issue is using a non-peer reviewed source as evidence. This is simply because a non-peer-reviewed source hasn't been reviewed by the scientific community. That's a big one for me. For example, in his summary of compliance with LC diets, how did he classify a diet as low carb, how long did participants follow the…

Lol at your assumption. I checked as I was surprised at the citation. Authority Nutrition is a blog and NOT a peer-reviewed source of information. The data that was summarised by the blog author was not reviewed by the scientific community for accuracy etc, and therefore not appropriate in the context it was used. You seem…

Ugh, couldn't edit my previous post. Regarding the quality of the article, I didn't check all of the references as I would if I was reviewing it for a journal, but one that was cited for evidence of success of low carb diets was the blog Authority Nutrition. To cite something like that instead of a peer reviewed source is…

Yes, it does make sense. I was curious not because I'm a diabetic, but because in my clinical training I worked in a hospital diabetes centre. I know the pathophysiological distinctions between types 1 & 2 well, but certainly where I worked the type 1 & 2 classifications were not used as much as ID or NID because many type…

Interesting because there are studies that have shown no difference in HBA1C and FBG levels between low carb and 'balanced carb' eg.reviewed in this meta-analysis and systematic review. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4090010/ They also report that long term adherence is a problem with low carb diets. I…

There's a lot of questionable information on that website in particular in relation to MTHFR. I would recommend the NIH website and genecards http://www.genecards.org/cgi-bin/carddisp.pl?gene=MTHFR Unfortunately, there are many questionable recommendations by 'practitioners' in relation to MTHFR genotype even though most…

Someone very kindly sent me the full text and the p-value was 0.23, so not even a whiff of significance in this study.

Well, I would say that the p-value for this, off the top of my head would be quite a bit greater than 0.05, looking at the figures and standard errors. Perhaps the full-text has it, but I'm away from work and can't access full-text for a couple of weeks and by then this thread with be long forgotten. :laugh:

Well yes. The point of standard errors is to demonstrate the variability of the mean of a group, a minimum to maximum range. Even without the p-value, seeing that the range overlaps, it's clearly non-significant. They also reported it as not significant. **I'm not trying to argue with your ideas for the sake of it, I just…

A p value <0.05 would generally be considered statistically significant. Those on the lower carb diet definitely had several improved markers, but my point was that weight loss didn't differ.

Nope, it's statistically not significant whether you disagree or not. Have a look at the error bars. The groups overlap. 5.7 +/- 0.7 = 5-6.4 and 6.9 +/- 0.7 = 6.2-7.6 "Weight loss with 60% or 40% of energy as carbohydrate (5.7 +/- 0.7 or 6.9 +/- 0.7 kg, respectively) did not differ significantly." There is no statistically…

Ugh, I got to page 14 or something and wanted to quote and respond and now I can't! Damn roll! :mad: :tongue: Anyway, way back several pages ago Lindsay? posted a study "Insulin Sensitivity Determines the Effectiveness of Dietary Macronutrient Composition on Weight Loss in Obese Women" as evidence against CICO in these…