The interplay between diet, the gut microbiome, and host health is complex. Diets
associated with health have many similarities: high fiber, unsaturated fatty acids, and …

This review examined the origins of the concept of the BMI in the work of Quetelet in the 19th
century and its subsequent adoption and use in tracking the course of the pandemic of …

Background: It remains unclear if a low-carbohydrate, high-fat (LCHF) diet is a possible
treatment strategy for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and the effect on nonalcoholic fatty …

Ultra-processed foods (UPF) are ubiquitous in the modern-day food supply and widely
consumed. High consumption of these foods has been suggested to contribute to the …

Food insecurity (FI) is associated with obesity among women in high-income countries. This
seemingly paradoxical association can be explained by the insurance hypothesis, which …

Objective To comprehensively examine the associations between changes in carbohydrate
intake and weight change at four year intervals. Design Prospective cohort study. Setting …

Nutrition therapy has been emphasised for decades for people with type 2 diabetes, and the
vital importance of diet and nutrition is now also recognised for type 2 diabetes prevention …

Diabetes is one of the chronic metabolic disorders which poses a multitude of life-
debilitating challenges, including cardiac muscle impairment, which eventually results in …

The food industry has been extremely successful in creating a broad range of delicious,
affordable, convenient, and safe food and beverage products. However, many of these …

The intellectual history of energy homeostasis, focusing on food intake and energy storage,
is briefly reviewed. Physiological energetics was founded by Lavoisier, who in the late …