Ever wished someone would create a single score to measure quality, ensure you are getting the essential nutrients you need (rather than just avoiding “bad foods”) and help you manage satiety, so you don’t need to worry so much about food quantity? I give you the Optimal Nutrient Score! Overview This article defines how we […]
Continue readingWhile the Dietary Reference Intakes define the minimum amount of nutrients to prevent acute diseases due to the deficiency of essential nutrients, you’re probably more interested in the nutrient intakes that will maximise your health. This article summarises the Optimal Nutrient Intakes (ONIs) that you can use as a stretch target to optimise your health. […]
Continue readingWhile many people are familiar with vitamins and minerals, most of us don’t give much thought to the individual amino acids that make up protein. Following on from the analysis of the essential vitamins, minerals and fatty acids, this article looks at our satiety response to the individual amino acids to determine optimal stretch targets […]
Continue readingWhile many people are familiar with the individual vitamins and minerals, most of us don’t give much thought to the individual amino acids that make up protein. Following on from the analysis of the essential vitamins, minerals and fatty acids, this article looks at our satiety response to the different amino acids to determine optimal […]
Continue readingThe dietary supplement industry is worth $125 billion per year and is set to reach a massive $210 billion by 2026. Vitamins are big business, marketing to the hopes and dreams of people who want to improve their health, lose weight and compensate for a poor diet. But which (if any) of these vitamins actually help? […]
Continue readingObtaining minerals is a major reason that you crave food and want to eat more. Your body requires the essential micronutrients to function and sends you in search of more food until you get enough. If you do not get enough of the essential minerals, you will die. According to Dr Bruce Ames’ Triage Theory, […]
Continue reading“Good fats vs “bad fats”? Which ones do you need more of? Which ones will drive you to eat more and just end up on your belly and bum? Our data analysis of forty thousand days of food logging from more than a thousand optimisers found that we have a strong craving for cholesterol and […]
Continue readingEach of the different macronutrients (i.e. carbs, fat, protein, fibre and alcohol) have a unique impact on satiety and cause us to eat more (or less) than we may like to. This article details the findings of our data analysis of forty thousand days of food logging data from more than a thousand Optimisers and […]
Continue readingHigh protein diets for weight loss… why it works and how much do you really need?
Continue readingWhat if you could harness the power of your chronobiology to optimise your diet for fat loss (spring), bulking (autumn) or maintenance (winter/summer)? Our analysis of half a million days of MyFitnessPal data provides some fascinating insights into how you can dial in your macro ranges to help you optimise your diet to suit […]
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