The men who made us fat

Written by on June 14, 2012 - 28 Comments
Categories: Gov. Policy, Media comments, Obesity

I’ve just finished watching this terrific programme on BBC2 (Thursday 14th June 2012). It will be on iplayer for just a week from now here. Full marks to the presenter, Jacques Peretti for getting together such greats as Robert Lustig, Gary Taubes, David Kessler, Philip James and for honouring John Yudkin posthumously. The programme opened [...]

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The Minnesota Starvation Experiment

Written by on December 3, 2009 - 9 Comments
Categories: Obesity

This is a blog about quite possibly the most important obesity experiment ever conducted. Please let me know if you come across a dietician who has ever heard of it, let alone studied it… America joined WWII in 1941 – by which time Europe was already experiencing rationing and food shortages. A couple of years [...]

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Eating saturated fat does not cause heart disease – Part 1

Written by on October 15, 2009 - 5 Comments
Categories: Research

Here are a couple of videos that question the relationship between fat consumption and heart disease. These videos are a tribute to Dr Malcolm Kendrick (The Great Cholesterol Con – highly recommended) and Gary Taubes (The Diet Delusion – also highly recommended) and a number of other people I have come across this year (Anthony [...]

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