The Eatwell Guide & The Environment
Executive Summary * A paper was recently published, which claimed that adherence to the UK ‘Eatwell’ Guide (EWG) could reduce
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Red Meat
Meat, plants & TMAO
Executive Summary * A study has just been published with findings from a crossover trial where 36 participants consumed plant-based
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Trust Me I’m a Doctor – Don’t!
BBC2 Trust Me I’m a Doctor Series 9 episode 6 Date 20th February 2020 Dear ‘Trust Me’ I am writing
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Sarcopenia & diet
Executive summary Please login to view this content By the way Before I get to the subject of this week’s
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Meat guidelines – the evidence
Executive summary * Six papers about red and processed meat were published in the Annals of Internal Medicine on 30th
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Plant based diet propaganda – Part 2
As promised, here is the second part of the mammoth review of the key arguments for a plant-based diet and
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Plant based diet propaganda
Executive summary * At a recent conference, Dr David Unwin came across a leaflet published by an organisation called “Plant
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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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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
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