Plant-Based
Raw Food Diet: A Review
A whole-food dietary pattern based on uncooked, unprocessed foods with genuine benefits and real limitations.
Dr. Robert Davies
Dr. Davies, PhD, MRes, BSc, CPT, FHEA is a physiologist specialising in human health, performance, and nutrition. He has worked in academia and industry as a lecturer and researcher, running clinical trials and authoring journal articles.
Diet
South Beach Diet: A Review
A phased low-carbohydrate diet focused on "good carbs" and "good fats" for weight and heart health.
Fasting
Fasting Mimicking Diet: A Review
A structured, periodic low-calorie protocol designed to trigger the benefits of fasting without full abstinence.
Diet
Gluten-Free Diet: A Review
Medically essential for coeliac disease, but widely adopted beyond its evidence base by the general population.
Heart
Intermittent Fasting for High Blood Pressure and Cholesterol
Intermittent fasting produces real, measurable improvements in blood pressure and cholesterol.
Diet
Yo-yo Diets: A Review
Not a diet to follow, but a pattern millions fall into, with well-documented health consequences.
Brain
How Fasting Affects Your Brain, Cognition and Mental Health
Fasting has real, biologically plausible effects on the brain. Still, the human evidence is more nuanced.
Fasting
How Intermittent Fasting Affects Diabetes & Blood Sugar
Intermittent fasting consistently improves blood sugar and insulin sensitivity, especially in people with type 2 diabetes.
Fasting
Does Intermittent Fasting Work for Weight Loss & Fat Loss?
Intermittent fasting can support fat and weight loss. But probably not for the reasons most people think.
Fasting
Fasting and Autophagy: What the Evidence Actually Shows
Autophagy is one of biology's most compelling cellular processes. But the gap between the science and the social media needs closing.
Diet
Okinawa Diet: A Review
The traditional eating pattern of one of the world's longest-lived populations is low-calorie, mostly plant-based.
Diet
TLC Diet: A Review
A clinically designed diet built specifically to lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart disease.