Nicolai Worm

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Nicolai Worm (born August 17, 1951 in Munich ) is a German ecotrophologist , nutritionist and author of various books and specialist articles on nutritional issues .

Life

Worm studied ecotrophology in Munich , followed by his doctorate in 1993 at the Justus Liebig University in Gießen . Between 1979 and 1987 he was project leader of an EU research program on nutrition and coronary artery disease. From 1988 to 2002 he was a lecturer for sports nutrition at the trainer academy of the German Sports Association in Cologne .

In 2009 he was appointed Professor of Nutritional Science at the German University for Prevention and Health Management in Saarbrücken.

Worm lives in Munich.

Services

Among other things, Worm is a member of the scientific advisory board of the German Wine Academy in Mainz and represents Germany in the "Nutrition and Health" expert group at the International Wine Office ( OIV ) in Paris. On German television, he became known through his work on the ARD series Nutrition Science for Home Use and through his numerous appearances as a nutrition expert in the series Was die grandmother still knew of the SWF and the SWR .

Since 2003, Worm has been promoting the Logi method as a dietary recommendation that is supposed to prevent obesity , insulin resistance and the metabolic syndrome . The glycemic index and the glycemic load of the food play an important role. For several years now he has publicly distanced himself from his original position that it was an extension of the Stone Age diet, which he made known in the German-speaking world through his book Syndrom X. The logic of LOGI is based on current studies from epidemiology and metabolism research.

Among other things, Worm has become known in the professional world for his critical position in the cholesterol discussion and for some of the DGE's positions , and emphasizes the importance of an evidence-based approach to nutritional issues. He was also known as a critic of various diet and nutrition recommendations. He also points out the potential dangers of losing weight in people who are overweight but who do not have any health problems. His dietary recommendations are controversial among nutritionists.

Publications

  • The vitamin & mineral guide for athletes , 1986 (with E. Schröder)
  • Diet guide. A guide to nutritional physiology , TR Publishing Union 1990
  • Comparative study on the physical performance of vegans, (ovo-) lacto-vegetarians and mixed dieters , 1993
  • Wine every day. Living healthier with wine and a Mediterranean diet , Hallwag Verlag 1996
  • Never again diet , Hallwag Verlag 1999
  • Syndrome X or a mammoth on your plate! With Stone Age diet out of the prosperity trap , Verlag Systemed 2000
  • Meat every day. Humans also need species-appropriate nutrition , Hallwag Verlag 2001
  • LOGI method: Happy and slim , Systemed 2003
  • Happy without a diet: losing weight makes you fat and sick. Enjoyment is healthy , Verlag Systemed 2003
  • Low carb. The food revolution. How to cook slim , Gräfe & Unzer 2004
  • Heilkraft D - How the sun vitamin protects against heart attacks, cancer and other diseases , Systemed Verlag 2009
  • More fat! Why we need more fat to be healthy and slim. Declaration of love to an unjustly demonized nutrient, Systemed Verlag, 2010 ISBN 978-3-927372-54-2
  • The sleep-deprived fat trap ... how to stay healthy and slim, Systemed Verlag 2011 ISBN 978-3-927372-94-8
  • Human foie gras - the downplayed widespread disease fatty liver, the greatest risk for diabetes and heart attack, Systemed Verlag 2013 ISBN 978-3-927372-78-8
  • Lose weight easily! Secret Recipe Protein - How to Get Rid of the Pounds Safely! Lose weight with protein and formula meals. And then: Healthy and slim in the long term with LOGI, Systemed 2014 ISBN 978-3-95814-009-7
  • Widespread disease fatty liver: misunderstood - played down - curable, Systemed Verlag 2015 ISBN 978-3-942772-78-5
  • Flexi-Carb, riva Verlag 2016 ISBN 9783868836318

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Unternehmer-saarland.de from June 27, 2009, accessed on November 28, 2009: Five new professorial positions at the German University for Prevention and Health Management in Saarbrücken  ( page no longer available , search in [tt_news = 34 & tx_ttnews [backPid] = 3 & cHash = 9365312eeb web archives])[tt_news = 34 & tx_ttnews [backPid] = 3 & cHash = 9365312eeb @ 1][tt_news = 34 & tx_ttnews [backPid] = 3 & cHash = 9365312eeb @ 2]Template: Toter Link / www.unternehmen-saarland.de
  2. ↑ pr-inside.de, June 26, 2009, accessed on November 28, 2009 :: Page no longer available , search in web archives: Five new professor positions at the German University State-recognized private university for prevention and health management@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.pr-inside.com
  3. ↑ Dr. Kurt A. Moosburger: The Glycemic Index - What is it about the "GLYX" diet? (PDF; 80 kB)
personal data
SURNAME Worm, Nicolai
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German ecotrophologist and nutritionist
DATE OF BIRTH 17th August 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH Munich