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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Heart Disease
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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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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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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Drink more & live longer?
Executive summary * A study used the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study (ARIC) to examine hydration levels in participants against
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The only diet to have reversed heart disease?
Executive summary * A debate was held on live television between a proponent of a meat-based diet and one for
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Saturated fat – an end to the myth?
Executive summary * An article has been published, which aimed to investigate the robustness of the claim that saturated fat
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The Lipid Energy Model
Executive summary * This week’s note builds on last week’s note about lean mass hyper-responders. This was the term developed
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Lean Mass Hyper-Responders
Executive summary * The term “Lean Mass Hyper-Responder” was developed by Dave Feldman in reference to those with the combination
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