The diet heart hypothesis & plant sterols
The first paper published from my PhD was an examination of the relevant randomised controlled trials (RCTs) available at the
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Heart Disease
Carbohydrates & Cardiovascular disease
The study this week didn’t make the headlines. I only came across it because I get email alerts when any
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The 5 2 diet and heart disease
When I think of the 5:2 diet, I think of Dr Michael Mosley. Elsewhere in the world, other people may
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Increasing Australia’s grain fibre intake could save the economy $3.3 billion a year
We’ve got a corker to dissect this week. The title of this note was the verbatim title of a press
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Soybean heart healthy claim
Many thanks to Sally Fallon Morell for this week’s topic. Sally sent me notification of a recent FDA (U.S. Food
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PREDIMED – what really is a risk factor?
We did such a bumper review of PREDIMED last week that this week will be a post script on some
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PREDIMED & The Mediterranean Diet
We’re doing a classic article this week – looking at the PREDIMED study. PREDIMED stands for Prevención con Dieta Mediterránea
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The PURE study
Did you ever think you’d wake up to the headline “Low-fat diets could increase the risk of an early death:
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The Seven Countries Study – Part 2
Response to The True Health Initiative White Paper On 1st August 2017, a white paper was published called “Ancel Keys
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The Seven Countries Study – Part 1
Response to The True Health Initiative White Paper On 1st August 2017, a ‘white paper’ was published called “Ancel Keys
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