Drought, global shortages and over-enthusiastic banting mean the commodity is in short supply
Professor Tim Noakes was charged with giving unconventional medical advice via Twitter.
Big Cereal is obviously concerned about their profits, so it’s little wonder they find the Banting diet unpalatable
The former president of the Association for Dietetics in South Africa, Claire Julsing-Strydom, had lodged a complaint against Noakes.
‘Her body, seen as an anomaly, is no longer hers. It “belongs” to sports bodies, media houses and quick-on-the-draw armchair pundits … ‘
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/ 27 February 2015
Some experts say sugar should be treated like drugs or alcohol. What does the science say?
Can the banting diet cure binge-eating disorder? Mia Malan follows one person’s journey.
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/ 13 February 2015
The sports scientist’s research team doesn’t shy away from pushing the body to its limits.
In this overprocessed world with industrial agriculture doing violence to the planet, it makes sense that some have turned to a raw food diet.
We caught up with some local celebrities and politicians to find out what they hope to achieve in the Year of the Goat.
From body politics to black bodies in chains, from Beyoncé to Banting, these are the stories that sent the internet into overdrive this past year.
Tim Noakes thinks Julius Malema is carbohydrate intolerant. Verashni Pillay can think of a number of other intolerances among our political elite.
Times Media editor and author Ray Hartley said SA politics needed more protein or meat, in the form of tough and substantial policy decision-making.
"The Noakes narrative has all the elements needed for a quasi-religious story," writes Brent Meersman.
Low carb, high fat diets don’t work better than traditional balanced diets, according to a Stellenbosch University study.
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/ 20 September 2013
Its proponents say sugar isn’t responsible for rising levels of obesity, but scientific studies show it plays a key part in over-eating.
World-famous sports scientist Tim Noakes has recently turned the food pyramid on its head. Could he be right?
Tim Noakes, the runner’s professor, continues to
make waves around the world with his work in
sports science.
<b>Niren Tolsi</b> talks to Professor Tim Noakes, the pre-eminent sports doctor in South Africa about his expectations for the Soccer World Cup
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/ 4 November 2009
The Springboks could enter the 2011 Rugby World Cup with a few defeats, as the best team might not be selected for all Tests leading to the event.
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/ 23 September 2009
India’s cricketers at the Champions Trophy in South Africa are being encouraged by their coach to have sex to boost their on-field performance.
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/ 9 September 2008
Demystifying science and technology for SA’s youth through sport and recreation is the objective of a Science and Technology in Sport conference.
Most of South Africa’s leading sports-medicine practitioners will gather in Kimberley on October 5 and 6 to deliberate on the health, medical and doping-control requirements for the 2010 Soccer World Cup. The medical workshop will be held at the newly established Mayibuye Sports Science Institute in Galeshewe.