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Diet optimization

Peer-reviewed research concerning diet optimization, summarized and appraised in plain language with every source cited.

43Studies

43Human studies

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17Countries

Low-fat diets and testosterone in men: Systematic review and meta-analysis of intervention studies.

The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology2021n = 206

Meta AnalysisHuman

This study set out to see what happens to a man's testosterone when he cuts fat out of his diet, at a time when levels have been falling across Western…

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Severe sleep restriction suppresses appetite independent of effects on appetite regulating hormones in healthy young men without obesity.

Physiology & behavior2021n = 18

RCTHuman

This study set out to see how severe sleep restriction affects appetite, food intake, and appetite-regulating hormones in healthy young men. It compared three nights of very little sleep (2…

Better Sleep Blood sugar Diet & Nutrition

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