Meat guidelines – the evidence
Executive summary * Six papers about red and processed meat were published in the Annals of Internal Medicine on 30th
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cardiovascular disease
Plant based diet propaganda – Part 2
As promised, here is the second part of the mammoth review of the key arguments for a plant-based diet and
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Plant based diet propaganda
Executive summary * At a recent conference, Dr David Unwin came across a leaflet published by an organisation called “Plant
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Processed food, CVD & NOVA
Executive summary Please login to view this content Introduction It’s been difficult keeping up with the diet and health studies
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The relationships between heart disease, cholesterol & dietary fat in Europe
In this post we are looking at some interesting findings from the latest European Cardiovascular Disease Statistics (2017). Let’s start
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Why cholesterol can’t cause heart disease
Introduction The more you examine the cholesterol-heart hypothesis, the more it doesn’t make sense. This week’s note has been inspired
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Red meat: the evidence
In last week’s newsletter, I said that I would be covering a couple of stories that emanated from the European
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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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