Professor Timothy Noakes
Prof Noakes was born in Harare, zimbabwe in 1949. As a youngster he had a keen interest in Sport and attended the Diocesan College in Cape Town. Following this he studied at the University of Cape Town (UCT) and obatained a MBChD in 1974, an MD in 1981 and a DSc (Med) in Exercise Science in 2002.
In the early ’90’s Noakes teamed up with Morne’ Du Plessis to drive the founding of the Sports Science Institute Of South Africa (SSISA). The institute was built to provide a facility that would primarily fund research in sports performance. The application of this research would provide sports personnel of all disciplines with the means to improve. Noakes and Du Plessis also wanted to use it as a platform to build public interest in the country’s top sports people and build state pride.
Achievements
Prof Noakes has published more than 750 scientific books and articles. He has been cited more than 21,000 times in scientific literature and has an H-index of 77. He has won numerous awards over the years and made himself available on many editorial boards. For the final 15 years of his academic career he was rated an A1 scientist – the highest possible rating indicating a world-leading scientist – by the South African National Research Foundation.
Prod Tim Noakes is the co-founder and Chief Medical Director of the Nutrition Network. He devotes the majority of his time to promoting the low carbohydrate high fat diet (LCHF) also known as the proper human diet. This is especially beneficial to those with insulin resistance. He raises funds and does research through The Noakes Foundation. Prof Tim Noakes also supports Eat Better South Africa.
He is highly acclaimed in his field. Prof Noakes is now in his seventies is still physically active. He does CrossFit twice a week and competes in the CrossFit Open. He is a devoted husband, father and grandfather, and now in his retirement, is enjoying spending more time with his family.
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