'Big Fat Fix' Film Challenges Mediterranean Diet

'Big Fat Fix' Film Challenges Mediterranean Diet
An Interview With Cardiologist Aseem Malhotra
Editor's Note:  Cardiologist Aseem Malhotra, MBChB, MRCP, talks about his new documentary The Big Fat Fix, which sent him to Pioppi, Italy, the village where Ancel Keys researched diet and cardiovascular health. A regular contributor to the BMJ and major UK newspapers on the topic of dietary health, Dr Malhotra believes that the demonization of fat let sugar off the hook as the real culprit in the diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease epidemic, and that we need to rethink our approach to exercise. ... Full Text.


This article is an another interesting opinion based on facts and viewed from a different angle. This interview reminds me the Michael Pollan's book In Defense of Food published in 2008: Food – Not Nutrients – Is The Fundamental Unit In Nutrition. (PBS Documentary In Defense of Food in Dec. 2015, PBS Newshour and on YouTube).
Food Insight (2015). 4 Food Rules You Won’t Find in Michael Pollan’s ‘In Defense of Food’

Microbiome: Fibre for the future

Microbiome: Fibre for the future
Nautre: Eric Martens
A chronic lack of dietary fibre has been found to reduce the diversity of bacteria in the guts of mice. This effect is not fully reversed when fibre is reintroduced, and increases in severity over multiple generations. ... Full text

Does 3 minutes of exercise and two fasts a week (5:2) work?

Does 3 minutes of exercise and two fasts a week (5:2) and others
 
A few weeks ago, I watched a presention on PBS channel by Dr. Michael Mosley about he dealed with his high blood glucose (diabetes). He amazingly found 3 minutes of exercise and two fasts a week works for him.

• This new diet mimics fasting by “rebooting” the body - State Column (2015)
• Reaping The Health Benefits Of Fasting Without Actually Fasting - Forbes (2015)
• Brandhorst (2015). A Periodic Diet that Mimics Fasting Promotes Multi-System Regeneration, Enhanced Cognitive Performance, and Healthspan
• 'FastDiet' book is attracting dieters, and doubters - USA Today
• 'The Fast Diet': Recipes for Low-Calorie Meals - ABCNews
• Michael Mosley: 'The Fast Diet' Author On Self-Experimentation, Fasting And Coming To America - Huffington Post
• 3 Minutes of Exercise and Two Fasts a Week: Is This the Future of Fitness?
• Feast and Famine: Controversial 'Fast Diet' Weight Loss Plan Is Eat for 5 Days, Fast for 2 - ABCNews
• The fast diet - Michael Mosley

Grant (2017). Running on empty (TheScientist)


Francesco (2018): A time to fast, Ludwig (2018): Dietary fat: From foe to friend?

The ancient civilization also practiced this similar activity (fasting) for good health and longevity long times ago: some are simple, some are much more complicated, called 'Inedia' and Chinese called this '辟谷' (Pi Gu). Dr. Michael Mosley did a great job on promoting this activity, and he makes this more practiable.

• Howard (2017). Does fasting on alternate days work? A new study weighs in

• 拨开迷雾看辟谷养生