Background: Dietary fibre consists of non-digestible forms of carbohydrate, usually as
polysaccharides that originate from plant-based foods. Over recent decades, our diet within …

Large prospective cohort studies consistently show associations of a high dietary fiber intake
(> 25 g/d in women and> 38 g/d in men) with a 20–30% reduced risk of developing type 2 …

Beta cell dysfunction and insulin resistance are inherently complex with their interrelation for
triggering the pathogenesis of diabetes also somewhat undefined. Both pathogenic states …

Obesity mediates most of its direct medical sequelae through the development of insulin
resistance (IR). The cellular effects of insulin occur through two main postreceptor pathways …

Background: Diets have been a central component of lifestyle modification for decades. The
Low-Carbohydrate Diet (LCD), originally conceived as a treatment strategy for intractable …

4. Dr. Gregory Kaltsas MD FRCP (Lon) is a Professor in General Medicine and
Endocrinology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece. He was …

Nutritional management of blood glucose levels is a strategic target in the prevention and
management of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). To implement such an approach, it is …

The Mediterranean Diet (MD) is plant-based and consists of multiple daily portions of
vegetables, fruit, cereals, and olive oil. Although there are challenges with isolating the MD …

Noncommunicable diseases, such as type 2 diabetes (T2D), place a burden on healthcare
systems worldwide. The rising prevalence of obesity, a major risk factor for T2D, is mainly …

Background: Resveratrol is a polyphenol chemical that naturally occurs in many plant-based
dietary products, most notably, red wine. Discovered in 1939, widespread interest in the …