Diabetes UK & low carb diets
In 2009, I was at a meeting in London when the subject of dietary guidelines for diabetics cropped up. One
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Diabetes
Statins, PCSK9s, diabetes and heart disease
There were two interesting statin stories this week. On Friday March 17th 2017, the front page of the UK Express
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10 foods account for half of heart & diabetes deaths?
It seems that the number 10 is the new nice round number. Not 5-a-day, but 10-a-day last week. This week
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Dietitians, diabetes & carbohydrates
A very interesting paper was published on 7th November 2016 called “Dietitians’ practice in giving carbohydrate advice in the management
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Exercise: Is a lot more a lot better?
Introduction A study was published in the BMJ on 9th August 2016. The study was called “Physical activity and risk of
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Fixing Dad
Andy and I have a rating system for films/programmes: the three Es. If something Entertains; Educates and Emotionally stimulates, it
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Eatwell Guide – BJSM Editorial
This editorial in the British Journal of Sports Medicine has just been published (23.30 Monday June 13th 2016). The title
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The inaugural Public Health Collaboration conference
Saturday 11th June 2016 was the inaugural conference for the newly formed Public Health Collaboration (PHC). PHC has been set
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Eat Fat, Cut The Carbs and Avoid Snacking To Reverse Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes
I rarely send out press releases, but it’s not every day that you get the chair of the UK National
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Public Health Collaboration: Doctors are doing it for themselves
In six years of sending out this Monday note on a topical diet and health story, I have never sent
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