Global meat trade & health
Executive summary * A study recently claimed that 5,000 people die each year because of trade of red and processed
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Keto diets & kidney stones
Executive summary * This week’s study produced the headline finding that the estimated incidence of kidney stones in patients on
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COVID-19 Anxiety Syndrome Scale
Executive summary * COVID-19 brought profound changes to the way we live. There has been a significant increase in the
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The Clot Thickens
Executive summary * This week’s note is about Dr Malcolm Kendrick’s new book called The Clot Thickens. * Malcolm has
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Food Compass – Part 2
Executive summary The executive summary for the two notes can be seen here. Introduction Last week we did the first
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Food Compass – Part 1
Executive summary * This is the first of a two part examination of a new nutrient profiling system (NPS) –
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Australian women – carbs & fat
Executive summary * A study of approximately 10,000 middle-aged Australian women examined the association between carbohydrate and saturated fat intake
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Weight loss vs fitness for health risks
Executive summary * A paper has just been published, which examined the benefits of increasing fitness and physical activity vs
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Towards better dietary guidelines
Executive summary * A special issue of Nutrients has just been published entitled "Towards Better Dietary Guidelines: New Approaches Based
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The Zoe app, Covid-19 & supplements
Executive summary * The Zoe app, as it has become known, was developed by Professor Tim Spector (Kings College London)
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