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The Lancet Statin Study

September 12, 2016September 19, 2016 Zoë 2 Comments cardiovascular disease, Cholesterol, conflict of interest, CTSU, member, statins

On Friday 9th September 2016, an article was published in The Lancet with a quite extraordinary editorial. The full article

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Mediterranean Diet better than statins?

August 29, 2016January 13, 2018 Zoë 15 Comments heart attacks, heart disease, Mediterranean diet, oily fish, statins, strokes

My August Bank Holiday Monday (29/8/2016) kicked off with an interview on BBC Radio Berkshire to discuss the day’s headline:

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Exercise: Is a lot more a lot better?

August 22, 2016January 13, 2018 Zoë 1 Comment breast cancer, carbohydrate, colon cancer, Diabetes, exercise, heart disease, strokes

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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UK Childhood Obesity ‘Strategy’

August 22, 2016January 13, 2018 Zoë 1 Comment childhood obesity, children's food campaign, exercise, Obesity

On 18th August 2016 a long awaited childhood obesity strategy was published by the UK government. The report can be

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Eat lentils, not meat, to live longer

August 8, 2016August 8, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments cardiovascular disease, CVD, lentils, longevity, member, mortality

On 2 August 2016 global headlines reported “Eat More Plant Proteins To Live Longer, Study Suggests” and “Why a vegan

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Fixing Dad

August 1, 2016August 15, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments Diabetes, dietary guidelines, exercise, member, motivation

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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10 Interesting things about vitamin D

July 25, 2016August 15, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments Family Food Survey, fat soluble vitamins, member, RDA's, SACN, sunshine, vitamin D, world health organisation

Vitamin D was big news in the UK last week. The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) produced a report

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Are we wrong to focus on sugar to try to tackle obesity?

July 18, 2016August 15, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments BMI, calories, carbohydrates, dietary fat, member, sugar

This week’s story didn’t make a big impact. I spotted it on a left hand side page (p22) in one

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Can pasta help you to lose weight?

July 11, 2016August 15, 2016 Zoë 2 Comments BMI, EPIC study, member, pasta, weight loss

On Monday 4th July 2016, a somewhat implausible headline was gracing world newspapers. From the US to the UK ,