The Truth About LDL Cholesterol and Cardiovascular Disease: The Latest Study Misses the Mark!
During the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Scientific Session/World Congress of Cardiology (WCC) in 2023, Iatan et al. presented a recent study that suggested a link between a low-carbohydrate, high-fat (LCHF) “keto-like” diet and a doubling of the risk for future cardiovascular events. In promotion of the LCHF diet, Steven Nissen, a lipid expert at […]
World Obesity Day 2023: Changing Perspectives and Taking Action
The worldwide impact of obesity has led to it being considered a significant global health crisis. In 2015, World Obesity Day was established to increase awareness and promote practical measures. The event takes place annually on 4 March and is intended to encourage a coordinated, cross-sector response to the obesity crisis. The current campaign theme […]
World Diabetes Day 2022
The Noakes Foundation is pleased to recognise World Diabetes Day 2022. By creating awareness surrounding diabetes management, and supporting marginalised communities, we are empowering people through nutritional education programmes to eat better, to get better. We are currently experiencing a severe pandemic, however, it’s somewhat different to the chaotic pandemics, like Covid-19 or SARS, from […]
What happened to Freedom of Dialogue? Prof Noakes Banned on Twitter!
Long recognized and venerated as a pioneer thinker, critical challenger and advocate of scientific freedom, Prof Noakes has been banned from Twitter with no warning! We find it unacceptable that Noakes would be taken off this platform and his critical voice restricted in this way. Prof Noakes and The Noakes Foundation believes that everyone has […]
Eat Better South Africa 279-220NPO Board of Directors Recruitment
Advocacy, Community Activation and Nutrition Educational Programme to Prevent Chronic Diseases and Support Good Health. Eat Better South Africa is a community-based non-profit organization working to improve the nutritional education of local community members in South Africa, through advocacy, activism, and the implementation of nutrition education programmes that empowers community members to improve their health […]
Enjoy Pasta, the “Skinny Pasta” way!
Oh yes we have!! Pasta is a bugbear for so many when adopting a lower carbohydrate eating plan and we consistently have people dropping off the bant wagon because they just can’t give it up! After years of our own personal story with this, we have found a really satisfying and delicious pasta substitute that […]
Eat Better South Africa: Call For Community Coaches
About Eat Better South Africa: Eat Better South Africa is a community-based non-profit organization working to improve the nutritional education of local community members in South Africa, through advocacy, activism, and the implementation of nutrition education programmes that empowers community members to improve their health by making the best dietary choices available to them. Our […]
Generation Equality: Women’s Empowerment And Nutrition Rights
In honour of the more than 20 000 women who marched to the Union Buildings on August 9, 1956, in opposition to the extension of the Pass Laws to women, South Africa observes Women’s Month in August. “Generation Equality: Realising Women’s Rights for an Equal Future” is the topic of this year’s Women Month. Generation […]
Ancel Keys Cholesterol Con. Part 14. 1994-2017
1994. The findings of the Multinational Monitoring of Trends and Determinants in Cardiovascular Disease (MONICA) study are reported. The MONICA study was initiated in 1974 with the goal of measuring trends in cardiovascular mortality and coronary heart disease and stroke morbidity in 21 countries and to assess the extent to which these trends could be […]
What You Achieve With Healthy Living
One of the challenges we regularly face is what to eat on a daily basis. A visit to the grocery store is no longer a simple task as we’re presented with thousands of food products, all aimed at getting us, the consumers, to carry them home to our kitchens. This makes choosing healthy foods quite […]