Low fat diet & breast cancer
Introduction I had just arrived in south west Scotland, for an ethical farming conference, when a couple of emails arrived.
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Women’s Health
Low carb diets and mortality
Introduction This week we’re looking at a classic article, which was published in January 2013. It was called “Low-Carbohydrate Diets
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Expecting better
March 31st was Mother’s Day in the UK (American moms need to wait until 12th May for their special day
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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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HRT & blood clots
Introduction Women in the UK woke up to scary headlines on January 10th 2019. The Daily Mail informed us that
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Type 1 diabetes and gluten
This week’s interesting paper was genuinely attention grabbing for the simple reason that it reported an association of double. We
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Fewer babies with high cholesterol?
Q) Why does an egg contain a lot of cholesterol? A) Because you need a lot of cholesterol to make
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Low carb diets & birth defects
A study was published in the journal “Birth Defects Research” on 25th January 2018 (Ref 1). A press release accompanied
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Does coffee cut risk of disease?
I love coffee. I have a huge milky cappuccino, with a shot of caffeine, for breakfast and then I have
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Soy fertility and the menopause
The headline that caught my eye last week was: “Eating more vegetable protein in the form of tofu, soya and
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