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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Women’s Health
Breast cancer, Tamoxifen & Side effects
A press release was issued on 29th June 2017 entitled: “Confusion over symptoms may be affecting whether women take tamoxifen
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HRT & Breast Cancer
On 22nd August 2016, women woke up to the headline: “British study finds risk of breast cancer nearly tripled by
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Is a vegan diet the secret to longevity?
BBC1 have recently (April 2016) run a two part programme called “How to stay young”. The presenters have been 71
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Global obesity from 1975 to 2014
Christmas came early for obesity researchers on April Fool’s Day. The Lancet is really leading the way in global obesity
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Two doctors in the house
On Tuesday 17th November 2015, there was a programme on Channel 4 called “Doctor in your house”. The doctor was
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What pregnancy and meal frequency can teach us about weight loss
Two articles, which I came across last week, have interesting connections and both undermine the calorie theory. The first wasn’t
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Britain’s fattest man & anorexia
Carl Thompson died on Sunday 21st June 2015. He had the unfortunate distinction of being known as “Britain’s fattest man”.
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Where does the 3500 calorie theory come from?
The simple answer is “I don’t know” and nor do any of the public health bodies/obesity organisations that use it,
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Does breastfeeding make humans more intelligent?
I was spoiled for choice for a story from last week. There was an interesting report from the University of
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