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Diabetes and Diet

Posted on May 30, 2016

People who are gluten intolerant solve the problem in a straightforward way – by not eating gluten. Likewise for lactose intolerance or any other intolerance or allergy, with one remarkable exception – glucose intolerance. Health professionals still recommend that people who are glucose intolerant continue to eat glucose (carbohydrates), and then prescribe medicines or lifestyle changes to

Calories-in Calories-out

Posted on May 16, 2016

Most people intuitively understand energy balance, particularly when it comes to weight management. This is known as the ‘calories-in calories-out’ (CICO) model, and its premise is that weight loss will occur when calories-out (CO) are greater than calories-in (CI). This is the basis for most diets, which rely on reducing CI to create an energy