Keto diets for epilepsy (with Hannah Sutter)
Executive summary * This week’s note contains a podcast with Hannah Sutter and research about ketogenic diets for epilepsy. Hannah
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Diet & Weight
Zoë chats with Dr Ben Bikman about the use and effects of GLP-1 Agonists
Bio Benjamin Bikman earned his Ph.D. in Bioenergetics and was a postdoctoral fellow with the Duke-National University of Singapore in
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Can a vegan diet slow aging?
Executive summary * Professor Christopher Gardner, who presided over the randomised controlled trials called DIETFITS and KETO-MED, is the senior
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Semaglutide & heart disease
Executive summary * A recent obesity Congress generated headlines about the ‘weight loss jab’ cutting heart disease. Two papers were
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NHS weight loss programme: the results are in
Executive Summary * The first widely available NHS digital weight loss programme was launched in England in April 2021. Six
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Does kimchi reduce beer bellies?
Executive summary I summarised the issues with this paper in a BMJ rapid response, which was published on March 11th
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Will fasting increase your risk of cardiovascular death?
Executive Summary * A recent presentation at an American Heart Association conference generated global headlines. It claimed that eating within
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Why do you overeat?
Introduction We’ve got a break from dissecting academic papers this week as it is almost 20 years to the day
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The Atlantic/GALIAT & Mediterranean Diets
Executive summary * Inspired by last week’s note about ‘the Atlantic Diet’, this week’s note compares the Atlantic and Mediterranean
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The Atlantic Diet
Executive summary * “The Atlantic Diet” made recent news headlines. The paper behind it was a re-look at a diet
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