The Noakes Foundation Responds to the World Health Organisation’s Draft Recommendation on Saturated Fat Consumption
The Noakes Foundation is a Non-Profit Corporation, founded for public benefit, which aims to advance medical science’s understanding of the benefits of a low-carbohydrate, healthy high-fat (LCHF) diet by providing evidence-based information on optimum nutrition. The Foundation is committed to addressing major societal challenges facing not only South Africa, but also the world. Our […]
Is Alzheimer’s Type 3 Diabetes?
A few months back when Livewell Villages – a specialized residential center in Alzheimer’s and dementia care – invited us to talk at their annual conference on the currently topical question of whether or not Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is Type 3 Diabetes (T3DM), I struggled to get any of the doctors in our network to […]
#I’mWithTim
I stayed up last night imagining how Prof Tim Noakes was feeling. Wondering if it still stresses him or affects him and his family as much after these excruciating years of being dredged under the public spotlight in the way that he has. I hoped they have at least found good ways to deal […]
Nutrition Network Online Course
The Nutrition Network has officially launched the Professional Training in LCHF/Ketogenic Nutrition & Treatment Online Course! The online training is the first of its kind and is presented by national and international medical and allied healthcare experts in their field, on a range of topics related to LCHF nutrition and its implementation into clinical practice. Speaker line […]
Paleo vs a Ketogenic Lifestyle
Differences between a Paleo and a Ketogenic lifestyle Since both Paleo and the Ketogenic diet are based on eating a low amount of carbs and burning fat more efficiently, you may question what the exact difference is amongst these two types of diet. Although there are quite a few similarities and overlapping reported health […]
The Noakes Foundation seeks funding for three year PhD study on Eat Better South Africa Intervention Program
With the overconsumption of sugar, refined carbohydrates and poor-quality oils increasing the risk for developing chronic diseases such as obesity, metabolic syndrome, diabetes and cardiovascular disease, it is mostly families from poor communities are often forced to eat foods that are rich in these harmful nutrients due to a lack of nutrition education. This is […]
THE NOAKES FOUNDATION LAUNCHES NUTRITION NETWORK: WORLD’S FIRST PROFESSIONAL TRAINING IN LCHF
Prof Noakes and The Noakes Foundation are at it again! Last weekend marked the launch of the world’s first LCHF/Banting/Keto Training for Professionals. The Nutrition Network, designed to support medical professionals and allied health workers in implementing LCHF (low carb high fat) eating in their practice, concluded on Saturday and was held at the beautiful […]
Executive Administrator Wanted for the Foundation COO
Executive PA to the Foundation COO THE NOAKES FOUNDATION seeks to appoint an Executive Administrator to the Foundation COO. Our core goals “We aim to fix the future outlook of human health, by changing the way people eat and the food policies to enable this.” We raise funds to support free thinking research and community […]
Less lore and more science, please. A rebuttal by Noakes & Sboros
Here, I respond to assessments of our book by medical doctors. One is by Cape Town paediatrician Alastair McAlpine, which Medical Brief published on 10 January. The other is by Iceland cardiologist Axel Sigurdsson, published on his blog, Doc’s Opinion, on 27 November. Noakes has responded to McAlpine’s claims from medical and scientific perspectives. I look at what McAlpine says and doesn’t […]
Showcasing Dr Jamie Smith – Nutrition Network Speaker
