Diets, health & carbon footprint
Introduction I spotted this week’s paper on the Medical Xpress news website and a couple of people also emailed me
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Does Erythritol sweetener cause cardiac incidents?
Introduction I spoke at Low Carb Breckenridge in February 2017. There were a number of stalls around the conference hall,
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DIAMOND diet trial for type 2 diabetes
Introduction Many thanks to Ellen Calteau Registered Dietician for this week’s note. Ellen is the Food Addiction Resources Operation Manager
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DASH vs American diet
Executive Summary * This week’s note looks at the DASH diet trial, which was conducted in the 1990s. DASH stands
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Plant based diets & bowel cancer
Executive Summary * This week’s paper was based on the MultiEthnic Cohort Study. This is a population study of more
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The impact of meal frequency, size & timing on weight
Executive Summary * A study examined the association between weight change and a number of aspects of eating, which were
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A story about weight loss
There have been stories in the media recently about well known people who have been taking a diabetes drug for
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A short story about a library book
I was approached by a fellow real foodie, Robert M, who was shocked to find the following disclaimer stuck in
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Does exercise improve the effectiveness of COVID vaccination?
Executive summary * A study was conducted in South Africa to test the hypothesis that exercise improves the effectiveness of
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Gas stoves & childhood asthma in the US
Executive summary * A four-page paper was widely reported with headlines such as "Gas stove pollution causes 12.7% of childhood
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