The improvement of the social and economic conditions of society has eliminated the threat
of death from the majority of infectious diseases. However, the rapid progress of civilization …

It is increasingly recognized that certain fundamental changes in diet and lifestyle that
occurred after the Neolithic Revolution, and especially after the Industrial Revolution and the …

Background Our aim was to compare the effects of a Paleolithic ('Old Stone Age') diet and a
diabetes diet as generally recommended on risk factors for cardiovascular disease in …

Anti-nutrients are the biomolecules that if present in food along with nutrients, can reduce
either the absorption or the utilization of nutrients. The physiological importance of anti …

A novel hypothesis of obesity is suggested by consideration of diet-related inflammation and
evolutionary medicine. The obese homeostatically guard their elevated weight. In rodent …

Gluten exclusion (protein complex present in many cereals) has been proposed as an
option for the prevention of diseases other than coeliac disease. However, the effects of …

Nutrition science is a highly fractionated, contentious field with rapidly changing viewpoints
on both minor and major issues impacting on public health. With an evolutionary perspective …

After earlier debates on the role of fat, high fructose corn syrup, and added sugar in the
aetiology of obesity, it has recently been suggested that wheat consumption is involved …

Background We found marked improvement of glucose tolerance and lower dietary energy
intake in ischemic heart disease (IHD) patients after advice to follow a Paleolithic diet, as …

Underweight is body weight that is too low for a normal healthy adult or child. It is also
known by various other names such as wasting, emaciation, thinness, stunting, etc., and is …