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We focus on three major themes

We focus on three major themes that support almost twenty research projects.
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Nutrition Education in Under-Resourced Communities

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Nutritional Effects of Insulin Resistance

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Please follow the official academic social network presence of the Noakes Foundation’s Lab for Low Carb Nutrition Research on ResearchGate for the latest updates. This website’s research news is updated on an annual basis at year-end.

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A research beneficiary of The Noakes Foundation is someone who has received any type of assistance from us that supports them with undertaking academic research or publishing scholarship. Our assistance can range from project support and academic advice to securing financial grants that cover entire research programmes.

These scientists have joined an international health revolution by working to show the effects of LCHF on general health and wellbeing.

Nutrition Education in Under-Resourced Communities

Nutritional Effects of Insulin Resistance

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The Noakes Foundation is proud to have collaborated with a diverse range of partners and beneficiaries over the past years who share our mission of promoting optimal health through nutrition and lifestyle interventions.

These valued partnerships enable us to amplify our impact and reach a wider audience. Working closely with leading experts, healthcare professionals, academic institutions, and nonprofit organizations,we strives to foster a collaborative ecosystem that advances the understanding and application of low-carbohydrate, healthy fat (LCHF) principles.

Our beneficiaries

A research beneficiary of The Noakes Foundation is someone who has received any type of assistance from us that supports them with undertaking academic research or publishing scholarship. Our assistance can range from project support and academic advice to securing financial grants that cover entire research programmes.

These scientists have joined an international health revolution by working to show the effects of LCHF on general health and well-being.

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Georgina Pujol-Busquets Guillén

Dr. Georgina Pujol-Busquets Guillen is a pharmacist and public health researcher with expertise in nutrition, chronic disease prevention, and sustainable food systems. She holds a PhD in Physiology and Public Health from the University of Cape Town, as well as master’s degrees in Nutrition and Public Health and in Community Pharmacy. Georgina began working with The Noakes Foundation in 2017 and currently serves as a postdoctoral researcher, leading community-based interventions aimed at improving metabolic health. She was awarded the prestigious Tim & Marilyn Noakes Postdoctoral Fellowship, which enabled her to pursue a postdoctoral position at the Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt), University of the Witwatersrand, where she contributed to health systems research in low-resource settings. She also lectures and supervises postgraduate students at the Open University of Catalonia, contributing to international efforts in public health education and research.

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Tim Noakes

Prof Noakes has published more than 750 scientific books and articles. He has been cited more than 21 000 times in scientific literature and has an H-index of 77. He has won numerous awards over the years and made himself available on many editorial boards.

For the final 15 years of his academic career he was rated an A1 scientist – the highest possible rating indicating a world-leading scientist – by the South African National Research Foundation. He is now the co-founder and Chief Medical Director of the Nutrition Network and devotes the majority of his time to promoting the low carbohydrate high fat diet, especially for those with insulin resistance, raising funds and doing research through The Noakes Foundation and supporting Eat Better South Africa.

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Travis Noakes

Travis has been working where brand development meets health promotion since 1999. He spent nearly a decade helping Winning Wellness (Pty) Ltd become BODY iQ before its rebrand as Virgin Life Care (now myvirginactive), and then started work on his PhD. He now volunteers for The Noakes Foundation by contributing to the research funder’s strategy and overseeing its branded and co-branded publications.

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