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Tag: Dietary Intervention

  • Our Perspective on the WHO GLP-1 Guidelines and AI Integration

    Introduction Obesity is now recognized as a chronic, relapsing disease driven by complex interactions between biology, behaviour and environment, rather than a simple consequence of individual lifestyle choice. Global prevalence has surpassed one billion people and continues to rise across all regions and income levels, contributing to escalating rates of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease,…

  • Beyond Calories In, Calories Out: The Carbohydrate-Insulin Model as a Paradigm Shift for Obesity Prevention and Metabolic Health Optimization

    The global obesity pandemic persists despite decades of caloric restriction approaches, suggesting fundamental limitations in current weight regulation paradigms. This review synthesizes emerging evidence supporting the carbohydrate-insulin model (CIM), which proposes that hormonal responses to high-glycemic carbohydrates drive fat storage and subsequently increase energy intake—reversing traditional causality assumptions. Clinical evidence demonstrates superior metabolic outcomes through…