MedicalXpress Breaking News-and-Events | February 4, 2021 High intake of highly processed (refined) grains is associated with higher risk of heart disease and death than whole (unrefined) grains, finds a study published by The BMJ today. Cereal grains, such as oats, rice, barley and wheat make up around 50% of daily caloric intake across the world and […]
October 31, 2018 By Dr. William Davis The average American’s lifetime risk for developing high blood pressure is 90%, even using the lax definition of hypertension in clinical studies (that typically don’t label a BP high unless it is 140/90 mmHg or higher, even though we know that, for example, risk for stroke and cardiovascular […]
Front Hum Neurosci. 2016; 10: 130. Published online 2016 Mar 29. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2016.00130 PMCID: PMC4809873 Paola Bressan* and Peter Kramer Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ► Go to: Abstract Perhaps because gastroenterology, immunology, toxicology, and the nutrition and agricultural sciences are outside of their competence and responsibility, psychologists and psychiatrists […]
Intake of whole grains is associated with lower risk of myocardial infarction: The Danish Diet, Cancer and Health Cohort American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 02/18/2016 Helnaes A, et al. In this study, authors investigated the association between whole–grain intake in terms of total intake and intakes of different cereals and myocardial infarction. In this study, […]
Insider news from Dr. William Davis for readers of the Wheat Belly books and followers of Cureality.com I call the gastrointestinal tract “the first battleground” between wheat, grains, and your body. It is the first contact between the absorptive surface of your intestinal tract and the dozens of toxic compounds in wheat and grains. While […]
06.24.2015 by Parker Brown Staff Writer, MedPage Today Upcoming diet recommendations from a government panel should not place a limit on total dietary fat, two researchers argued in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Earlier this year, the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) released a draft of new dietary guidelines that has since been […]
January 28, 2015 Nutrients, Foods, and Colorectal Cancer Prevention Gastroenterology TAKE-HOME MESSAGE Epidemiological and experimental studies over the years have linked several foods to risk of colorectal cancer. Foods associated with lower risk include calcium, fiber, milk, and whole grains. Foods associated with higher risk include red meat and processed meat. Chemopreventive effects are attributed […]
By Dr. Davis | January 8, 2015 If you want type 2 diabetes , follow conventional advice to cut fat and eat more “healthy whole grains.” (This is also true for type 1 diabetes in susceptible individuals with pancreatic beta cell autoimmunity triggered by wheat gliadin or corn zein.) But what if you don’t want to […]
Published online January 05, 2015 JAMA Intern Med. Published online January 05, 2015.;():. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.6283. Association Between Dietary Whole Grain Intake and Risk of Mortality: Two Large Prospective Studies in US Men and Women Hongyu Wu, PhD ABSTRACT Importance Higher intake of whole grains has been associated with a lower risk of major chronic diseases, such […]
Association of Dietary Factors with Presence and Severity of Tinnitus in a Middle-Aged UK Population Abby McCormack Published: December 12, 2014DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0114711 Abstract Objective The impact of dietary factors on tinnitus has received limited research attention, despite being a considerable concern among people with tinnitus and clinicians. The objective was to examine the link between […]
Meg Farris / Eyewitness News 6:03 p.m. CST November 19, 2014 Story Source with Video NEW ORLEANS — A doctor says we are causing early destruction of our brains with the typical American diet. And he says the science backs him up. And when a local woman tried the doctor’s diet plan, she lost a […]
The influence of whole grain products and red meat on intestinal microbiota composition in normal weight adults: A randomized crossover intervention trial PLOS ONE, 10/22/2014 Clinical Article Foerster J, et al. – The authors investigated how a diet rich in whole grain (WG) products and red meat (RM) influences microbiota. The study showed that diet […]
By Dr. Davis | June 10, 2014 According to the USDA MyPyramid, or the new MyPlate, grains–whole and white–should comprise the largest part of the diet. Advocates of this conventional approach argue that grains should ideally provide 60% of all calories. In the Wheat Belly lifestyle, we reject the idea that grains should form […]
Results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2007-2008) Nutrition Journal, 03/21/2014 Clinical Article Jahns L, et al. – The 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) recommend that individuals age two years and older reduce intakes of solid fats (SoF) and added sugars (AS; together SoFAS). MyPlate, illustrates the proportions of five major food groups to […]
Marlene Busko February 04, 2014 Full Story ATLANTA, GA — American adults consume on average about 15% of their calories from sugars added to foods during processing, with a whopping 37% of the added sugar consumed in sugar-sweetened beverages, suggests an analysis of data extending back about 25 years. Moreover, the study projects that regularly […]
Nancy A. Melville January 30, 2014 Full Story For all the attention paid to the negative effects poor dietary choices have on the body, the effects of diet on the brain are largely unexplored. However, emerging research is providing new insights to support the suggestion that food can have a profound influence on mental health […]
by Mark Hyman, MD Full Story This week’s question is, “I have irritable bowel syndrome. What do I do about it? What causes it? How do I fix my leaky gut? Do I take drugs?” Irritable bowel syndrome is a huge problem that affects almost 50 million Americans or almost one of every six people. […]
Medscape Neurology Bret S. Stetka, MD, David Perlmutter, MD January 21, 2014 Full Story Editor’s Note : In his new book Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth About Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar — Your Brain’s Silent Killers, Dr. David Perlmutter, Associate Professor at the University of Miami School of Medicine, advocates that lifestyle modifications, starting with a high-fat, nearly […]
Full Story: http://www.forbes.com/sites/nextavenue/2013/11/14/what-grain-is-doing-to-your-brain/ It’s tempting to call David Perlmutter’s dietary advice radical. The neurologist and president of the Perlmutter Health Center in Naples, Fla., believes all carbs, including highly touted whole grains, are devastating to our brains. He claims we must make major changes in our eating habits as a society to ward off terrifying increases in Alzheimer’s disease […]
Dr. Perlmutter, a leader in the emerging field of functional neurology, contends that our grain-heavy diets are a major etiologic factor in Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia—diseases that mainstream medicine view as an inevitable consequence of genetics and age.