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
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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
Nutrition
Wine Drinkers Died Less Often in a 340,000 Person Study, and the Most Likely Explanation Is Dinner
An analysis of 340,924 UK Biobank adults found moderate wine drinkers had a 21 per cent lower risk of cardiovascular death, while beer, cider and spirits went the other way. The researchers' own leading explanation is not the wine.
Aug 28, 2026
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
Ultra-Processed Food: What the Research Actually Shows
One rigorous NIH trial proved ultra-processed diets cause overeating. A UK parliamentary report says the classification behind it is too blunt.
Jun 2, 2026
Nutrition
The WHO Advised Against Sweeteners, and Then Made One Exception That Nobody Reported
The 2023 guideline told people not to use non-sugar sweeteners for weight control. It explicitly does not apply to people who already have diabetes, which is precisely the group that read the headline and threw them out.
Aug 11, 2026
