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60 stories for“diet”

A health ministry does not issue a public warning about an eating plan for the sake of it. This one followed reports of people reaching intensive care after stopping insulin.

Jun 13, 2026

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The Insulin Advice That Turned a Diet Fad Into an Emergency

Telling people to eat differently is one thing. Telling type 1 diabetics they can stop injecting is another, and it is the claim that brought regulators down on nizam al-tayyibat.

May 25, 2026

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Two Camps, One Diet: Why the Argument Never Converged

Doctors and followers spent a year disagreeing about nizam al-tayyibat without ever contradicting each other, because they were not answering the same question.

Jul 24, 2026

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WHO Says Diet and Exercise Come First and Children Under 10 Should Not Get Weight-Loss Drugs or Surgery

The agency's first global guideline on child obesity backs structured eating, activity and behaviour programmes, and allows medicines for teenagers only after those have failed.

Oct 7, 2026

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Never Quit Gluten Before You Get Tested. Here Is Why.

Coeliac blood tests look for antibodies your body only makes while you are eating gluten. Cut it out first and the result can come back clear while the disease carries on.

Jul 16, 2026

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Diaa al-Awady: The Anaesthetist Who Became Egypt's Loudest Doctor

He trained in intensive care, built an audience of millions, was struck off by his own syndicate, and died in a Dubai hotel room at 47. The arguments about him did not stop there.

May 10, 2026

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Intermittent Fasting Works About as Well as Eating Less, Because in the Trials That Is What It Turned Out to Be

Three randomised trials put time-restricted eating against ordinary calorie control or against nothing. The eating window on its own did little. Combined with eating less, it did what eating less does. What that means for anyone considering it.

Sep 6, 2026

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Nearly Half the People in a Trial Put Their Type 2 Diabetes Into Remission. The Follow-Up Is the Interesting Part

DiRECT reported 46 per cent remission at one year and 36 per cent at two. Among those who lost more than ten kilograms, three quarters were in remission. At five years, the picture is more sobering and more useful.

Aug 12, 2026

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Ayurveda Deserves to Be Taken Seriously, Which Means Saying That One in Five Products Tested Contained Lead

A three thousand year old medical system with real insights about routine, diet and constitution also has a documented contamination problem. Two studies published in JAMA found heavy metals in about a fifth of the Ayurvedic products they tested.

Sep 4, 2026

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Gut Microbiome Testing: What It Can and Cannot Tell You Today

Mail-in stool tests promise personalized nutrition insight, but the same sample sent to different labs can come back with conflicting advice.

Oct 3, 2025

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Creatine Helped Adults in Their 40s, 50s and 60s Build Muscle Even Without a Workout Plan, Texas A&M Study Finds

Sixty-four adults aged 45 to 65 who took 10 grams of creatine daily for 12 weeks gained lean tissue and strength regardless of whether they followed a structured exercise programme, researchers at Texas A&M reported.

Oct 1, 2026

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Saudi Arabia Warned About the Tayyibat Diet. Here Is Why

The Insulin Advice That Turned a Diet Fad Into an Emergency

Two Camps, One Diet: Why the Argument Never Converged

WHO Says Diet and Exercise Come First and Children Under 10 Should Not Get Weight-Loss Drugs or Surgery

Never Quit Gluten Before You Get Tested. Here Is Why.

Diaa al-Awady: The Anaesthetist Who Became Egypt's Loudest Doctor

Intermittent Fasting Works About as Well as Eating Less, Because in the Trials That Is What It Turned Out to Be

Nearly Half the People in a Trial Put Their Type 2 Diabetes Into Remission. The Follow-Up Is the Interesting Part

Ayurveda Deserves to Be Taken Seriously, Which Means Saying That One in Five Products Tested Contained Lead

Gut Microbiome Testing: What It Can and Cannot Tell You Today

Creatine Helped Adults in Their 40s, 50s and 60s Build Muscle Even Without a Workout Plan, Texas A&M Study Finds

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Saudi Arabia Warned About the Tayyibat Diet. Here Is Why

The Insulin Advice That Turned a Diet Fad Into an Emergency

Two Camps, One Diet: Why the Argument Never Converged

WHO Says Diet and Exercise Come First and Children Under 10 Should Not Get Weight-Loss Drugs or Surgery

Never Quit Gluten Before You Get Tested. Here Is Why.

Diaa al-Awady: The Anaesthetist Who Became Egypt's Loudest Doctor

Intermittent Fasting Works About as Well as Eating Less, Because in the Trials That Is What It Turned Out to Be

Nearly Half the People in a Trial Put Their Type 2 Diabetes Into Remission. The Follow-Up Is the Interesting Part

Ayurveda Deserves to Be Taken Seriously, Which Means Saying That One in Five Products Tested Contained Lead

Gut Microbiome Testing: What It Can and Cannot Tell You Today

Creatine Helped Adults in Their 40s, 50s and 60s Build Muscle Even Without a Workout Plan, Texas A&M Study Finds