Think low-carb diets are a modern fad? Not at all. Back in 1863, William Banting published Letter on Corpulence, Addressed to the Public, promoting weight loss by avoiding high-glycemic foods. It wasn’t exactly low-carb as we define it today, but it came pretty close, advocating for: “My impression is, that any starchy or saccharine matter […]
Identical twins eating different diets for 12 weeks and reporting back on their results. A bit gimmicky? Sure. But fun to read about. Ross and Hugo Turner did an experiment comparing high-fat and high-carb diets. Over test period, both ate similarly but with different food focuses: Hugo on high-fat, low-carb (e.g., olive oil, avocado), and […]
Who remembers SnackWells from the “all fats are bad” phase in the 90s? Did you eat them regularly? Sold from 1992 to 2022, they gave rise to the term “SnackWell effect”—the tendency for people to overeat them compared to regular treats simply because they were perceived as “healthy.” Interestingly, 1992 was also the year the US adopted the […]