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37 stories for“kidneys”

The official protein RDA has stood since the 1970s. New research on aging and muscle loss suggests it may be far too low for a meaningful share of older adults.

Jul 8, 2025

Nutrition

Salt and Blood Pressure: The Evidence, and the Gulf's Convenience-Food Problem

WHO sets a 5 gram salt ceiling; the Gulf's average intake runs far above it, driven largely by bread and processed food.

Jan 16, 2025

Nutrition

The Diabetic Diet Got a Rewrite: What Guidance Says Now

No more banned-food lists. Current diabetes nutrition guidance leans on carbohydrate quality and a simple divided plate, not counting or deprivation lists.

Sep 20, 2024

Nutrition

The Nutella Problem: Where the Tayyibat Rules Contradict Themselves

A system built on separating pure food from corrupted food permitted a chocolate spread, banned fish, and allowed potatoes but not fruit. The inconsistencies are the tell.

Jun 18, 2026

Nutrition

Ramadan Fasting and Metabolic Health: What Research Shows

Studies from recent Ramadan seasons tie dawn-to-dusk fasting to real metabolic gains, but the benefits depend heavily on what happens after iftar each night.

Apr 20, 2025

Nutrition

Low-Carb vs Low-Fat: What Decades of Trials Converged On

The biggest head-to-head diet trial ever run found near-identical weight loss. The real variable turned out to be the person, not the macro.

Nov 18, 2024

Nutrition

What Nizam al-Tayyibat Gets Wrong, Item by Item

Banning fish and fruit while encouraging red meat and starch is not a cautious eating plan. Set against the evidence, each exclusion removes something with a measurable protective effect.

Jun 3, 2026

Nutrition

Nizam al-Tayyibat: What the Diet Actually Tells You to Eat

Chicken, eggs, fish, legumes and most vegetables are out. Rice, potatoes, red meat and certain sugars are in. Set out plainly, the food lists are stranger than the slogans suggest.

May 13, 2026

Nutrition

What Happens to Your Gut When You Remove Fruit and Vegetables

Fibre is not a supplement you can skip and make up later. Take it out of a diet and the effects run from the bowel to blood glucose to long-term cardiovascular risk.

Jun 24, 2026

Nutrition

The Carnivore Diet's Evidence Problem, Explained Plainly

All meat, no plants, and a wave of enthusiastic testimonials online. The actual research base behind the claims is nine small studies with no control group at all.

Apr 5, 2026