Did Finland prove that reducing (saturated) fat reduces heart disease?
Executive Summary * We’re looking at a classic study this week. The Professor Pekka Puska paper, published in 2009, entitled
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Conditions
Heart healthy diets
Executive Summary * In 2021, the American Heart Association (AHA) issued a scientific statement setting out 10 key principles of
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Mediterranean diet, women & heart disease
Executive Summary * A widely reported study claimed that adherence to ‘the Mediterranean diet’ would reduce the risk of early
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Low-carb diets & insulin resistance
Executive Summary * A study was published claiming that low-carbohydrate diets were associated with insulin resistance. Insulin resistance is the
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Pre-diabetes diet advice
Executive Summary * This post was inspired by two events. First, an email containing diet advice given to someone recently
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LCHF vs HCLF for athletic performance
Executive Summary * This week’s study involved some professors known to many people in the low-carb world: Noakes, Volek and
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Carbs & cardiovascular disease
Executive Summary * This week’s paper was based on the UK Biobank population study. It examined data for 110,000 people,
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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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