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Palaeolithic Diet References

The Doctors digest — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 11:03:56 +0000

Evaluation of biological and clinical potential of paleolithic diet Comparison with ancestral diets suggests dense acellular carbohydrates promote an inflammatory microbiota, and may be the primary dietary cause of leptin resistance and obesity Agrarian diet and diseases of affluence – do evolutionary novel dietary lectins cause leptin resistance? Origins and evolution of the Western diet: […]

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References for: Why is bread bad for you?

The Doctors digest — Sat, 07 Feb 2015 13:47:13 +0000

Wheat amylase trypsin inhibitors drive intestinal inflammation via activation of toll-like receptor 4 Food-derived opioid peptides inhibit cysteine uptake with redox and epigenetic consequences Digested wheat gluten inhibits binding between leptin and its receptor Zonulin and its regulation of intestinal barrier function: the biological door to inflammation, autoimmunity, and cancer. Wheat amylase trypsin inhibitors as […]

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What did our ancestors eat?

The Doctors digest — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 10:16:13 +0000

References from: What Did Our Ancestors Eat? Stanley M. Garn, Ph.D., and William R. Leonard, Ph.D. 1. Eaton SB. Konner M. Paleolithic nutrition: a consideration of its nature and current implications. N EngI J Med 1985:312:283-9 2. Toblan L. Potassium and hypertension. Nutr Rev 1988:46273-83 3. Teleki G. The omnivorous diet and eclectic feeding habits […]

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Microbiome References

The Doctors digest — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 12:42:40 +0000

The Microbiome and Mental Health: Looking Back, Moving Forward with Lessons from Allergic Diseases The gut microbiome and diet in psychiatry: focus on depression. Autoimmune diseases, gastrointestinal disorders and the microbiome in schizophrenia: more than a gut feeling. Severance EG1, Yolken RH2, Eaton WW3. Schizophr Res. 2014 Jul 14. pii: S0920-9964(14)00319-3. doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2014.06.027. [Epub ahead […]

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Omega-6 and Omega-3 Balance References

The Doctors digest — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 12:36:39 +0000

n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and insulin secretion. Dietary Fat Quality and Coronary Heart Disease Prevention: A Unified Theory Based on Evolutionary, Historical, Global, and Modern Perspectives Dietary PUFA and cancer. Abel S, Riedel S, Gelderblom WC Proc Nutr Soc. 2014 Aug;73(3):361-7. doi: 10.1017/S0029665114000585. Epub 2014 May 22. Mammary tumor development is directly inhibited by lifelong […]

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Fructose References

The Doctors digest — Tue, 09 Sep 2014 11:59:36 +0000

Fructose, but not glucose, impairs insulin signaling in the three major insulin-sensitive tissues. Fructose decreases physical activity and increases body fat without affecting hippocampal neurogenesis and learning relative to an isocaloric glucose diet. Effect of a High-Fructose Weight-Maintaining Diet on Lipogenesis and Liver Fat. The effect of two energy-restricted diets, a low-fructose diet versus a […]

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References for Methionine-Restriction

The Doctors digest — Sat, 05 Jul 2014 14:02:35 +0000

UCP1 is an essential mediator of the effects of methionine restriction on energy balance but not insulin sensitivity. Protein and amino acid restriction, aging and disease: from yeast to humans. Mitochondrial oxidative stress, aging and caloric restriction: the protein and methionine connection Impact of caloric and dietary restriction regimens on markers of health and longevity […]

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‘Does calorie restriction increase life span in humans?’ references

The Doctors digest — Mon, 09 Jun 2014 09:20:48 +0000

Caloric restriction increases ketone bodies metabolism and preserves blood flow in aging brain. The effect of retarded growth upon the length of life span and upon the ultimate body size. McCay CM, Crowell MF, Maynard LA. J Nutr. 1935;10:63–79. Honoring Clive McCay and 75 Years of Calorie Restriction Research Roger B. McDonald3,* and Jon J. Ramsey4 […]

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Fasting and the 5:2 diet references

The Doctors digest — Tue, 03 Jun 2014 11:23:07 +0000

Exercise, energy intake, glucose homeostasis, and the brain. van Praag H, Fleshner M, Schwartz MW, Mattson MP J Neurosci. 2014 Nov 12;34(46):15139-49. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2814-14.2014. A reason for intermittent fasting to suppress the awakening of dormant breast tumors. Prolonged fasting reduces IGF-1/PKA to promote hematopoietic-stem-cell-based regeneration and reverse immunosuppression. Cheng CW, Adams GB, Perin L, Wei […]

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Leptin References

The Doctors digest — Thu, 29 May 2014 14:16:25 +0000

Cardiometabolic risk markers of normal weight and excess body weight in Brazilian adolescents. After adjustment for confounders, the estimates did not change substantially, except for leptin for which the risk associated with overweight increased to 11.09 (95% CI: 4.05-30.35). Association between serum leptin concentrations and insulin resistance: a population-based study from China Zuo H1, Shi […]

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