Time to rethink saturated fat?!
Executive summary Please login to view this content Introduction We had the absolute delight of hosting Dr Peter Brukner and
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Specific Foods
The definition of red meat
Introduction I try to mix up the topics for the Monday note – it’s good to do a conference round-up
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“White meat as bad as red meat for cholesterol”
Introduction I spotted this week’s story on twitter. A couple of plant-diet advocates were tweeting that white meat is as
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Prebiotics, Probiotics & Anxiety
Introduction On 25th May, I spotted a small item in the newspaper with the headline “Veg gives a bellyful of
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Does skipping breakfast increase the risk of Type 2 Diabetes?
Introduction One of my lovely supporters, Andrew Martin, sent me a study from November 2018 which I missed (Ref 1).
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Does low carb mean low fiber?
The Lancet study, which was published on January 10th 2019, was presented as such a definitive nail in the coffin
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Why do studies conclude that fiber is associated with better health?
Introduction On January 10th 2019, The Lancet published yet another article raving about carbohydrates and fiber (Ref 1). The lead
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The EAT Lancet diet is nutritionally deficient
A report was published in The Lancet on 17th January 2019. The report was commissioned by The Lancet. The report
Read morePlant based diet or plant-biased research?
On 7th November (2018) I submitted a rapid response to an article called “Effectiveness of plant-based diets in promoting well-being
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Plant based diet & diabetes
Thanks go to Marika Sboros for this week’s note. She alerted me to a paper that was published in the
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