LCHF and kidney function
Except from MSc (Med) Physiology Dissertation (UCT), by Tamzyn Murphy (RD) Safety concerns have been raised over low carbohydrate high fat (LCHF) diets’ relatively high protein content, for renal function [100]. While protein intake on LCHF diets may be higher than on conventional diets, it seldom exceeds 30 % total daily energy intake (TDEI) […]
Preparing legumes to maximise nutrition and minimise adverse effects
By Tamzyn Murphy BSc Med(Hons) Human Nutrition and Dietetics, RD Legumes (peas, beans, lentils and peanuts) contain pesky and destructive anti-nutrients, which bind to other nutrients in food, inhibiting their absorption. Anti-nutrients also irritate the gut-lining, causing stomach trouble and making the gut ‘leaky’ – allowing proteins and other-usually ‘banned’ components through the gut wall […]
Can kids ‘Bant’?
By Tamzyn Murphy BSc Med(Hons) Human Nutrition and Dietetics, RD We await the verdict of Prof Tim Noakes’ HPCSA trial over a tweet in which he “advised” a mother to wean her child onto LCHF food. In the meantime let’s take a closer look at the evidence regarding Banting and kids… Today’s children are […]
Best first food for baby: Meat vs cereal
By Tamzyn Murphy BSc Med(Hons) Human Nutrition and Dietetics, RD South African personality, sports scientist and Emeritus UCT Professor Tim Noakes is making news headlines again as the second and last day of the closing arguments of his “Baby Banting” trial before the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) commences. The council is investigating […]
Diets that do and diets that don’t: Part 4 – The Dukan Diet
By Tamzyn Murphy BSc Med(Hons) Human Nutrition and Dietetics, RD Unlike the typical low carb diet, Dukan is high in protein (starting at 40% of calories) and low in fat (20% of calories). It’s big on rules and the restrictive phases are incredibly strict – any indiscretion is seen as a major failure. The idea […]
Diets that do and diets that don’t: Part 3 – The Blood Group Diet
By Tamzyn Murphy BSc Med(Hons) Human Nutrition and Dietetics, RD Eat right for your type, by naturopathic doctor Peter D’Adamo, was first published almost 20 years ago, but it’s more popular than ever. It advises people to eat certain foods and avoid others based on their blood type – O, A, B or AB. According to […]
Diets that do and diets that don’t: Part 2 – The Paleo Diet
By Tamzyn Murphy BSc Med(Hons) Human Nutrition and Dietetics, RD The Paleo diet, founded by researcher Loren Cordain (PhD), is based on what our caveman ancestors ate. It includes only the foods we’ve eaten for most of human history; which we’ve evolved to eat. Like Atkins, Paleo is a low carb, moderate protein, high fat […]
A lower carbohydrate higher fat diet and children’s development and concentration
Real Food Dietitian, Bridget Surtees, talks to Real Meal Radio about whether a lower carbohydrate higher fat diet affects children’s development and concentration.
The first Prof Tim Noakes ‘Banting’ lecture that I ever attended
“At any given moment there is an orthodoxy, a body of ideas which it is assumed that all right-thinking people will accept without question… A genuinely unfashionable opinion is almost never given a fair hearing, either in the popular press or in the highbrow periodicals.” – George Orwell, Animal Farm, 1945 By Tamzyn Murphy […]