You cannot outrun a bad diet

Three of the people, with whom I was honoured to share a platform at the February 2015 South African conference, published an editorial in the British Journal of Sports Medicine on Thursday 23rd April (2015). Dr Assem Malhotra, a cardiologist, and Professors Tim Noakes and Stephen Phinney – the latter two also sports scientists – collaborated on the article. The British Journal of Sports Medicine sent some reporters to the February conference, so they were well placed to see the credentials and experience of the authors.

The BBC covered the article here, worth checking the link if only for the great interview with the lead author: Dr Aseem Malhotra.

The editorial is just a page long, but it packs a real punch with several key messages: