Plant based diet & diabetes
Thanks go to Marika Sboros for this week’s note. She alerted me to a paper that was published in the
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Public Health
Vitamin D supplements
A study in the Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology journal made global headlines on Friday 5th October. The Huffington Post announced:”Vitamin
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Low carb diets could shorten life (really?!)
The BBC headline was ”Low-carb diets could shorten life, study suggests” (Ref 1). In the US, CNN went with “Low
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Low, moderate or high carbohydrate?
In 1977 the Senator McGovern committee issued some dietary goals for Americans (Ref 1). The first goal was “Increase carbohydrate
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What is a healthy diet?
Last week’s note showed that the UK dietary advice is nutritionally deficient. The recommended diet is so low in fat
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The Eatwell Guide is nutritionally deficient
On 1st July 2018, the BBC Radio 4 Food Programme did a programme on the ‘Eatwell’ Guide. This is the
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Saturated Fat Consultation (SACN) – My Response
At the recent Swiss Re/The BMJ Food for Thought conference, the closing speakers tried to find some agreement on dietary
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Swiss Re & BMJ Nutrition Conference
Food for Thought: The Science and politics of nutrition “There is no miracle diet, but there is a miracle meeting
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The HPCSA vs. Professor Noakes: Tim wins again!
Between the 21st and the 23rd February 2018, an appeal hearing was held in Pretoria, South Africa. The appellant was
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SACN report on saturated fat
Saturated fat is under the spotlight at the moment. Between February 28th and March 30th 2018, the US dietary guidelines
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