Cochrane review of low-carb diets
Executive summary * A 456 page Cochrane review has been published. It examined low-carbohydrate diets vs balanced-carbohydrate diets for reducing
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Cochrane
Review of 2020
These are the topics that I covered in 2020: January Is veganuary healthy? Veganuary was launched in the UK in
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Social distancing – the evidence
Executive summary * For the purposes of this note, social distancing means the instructions we are being given to stay
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Cochrane saturated fat reviews
Executive summary * This week’s note examines the latest Cochrane report to be published on saturated fat and health outcomes
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COVID-19 – do masks help?
Executive summary * The official positions from the World Health Organisation (WHO), the US Centres for Disease Control (CDC), the
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The evidence for dietary fat guidelines
There was only one diet and health story for me last week. After starting a PhD in September 2012, I
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Sugar the evidence
Just as this page documents recent academic articles questioning current dietary advice, so this page documents recent academic articles about
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Review of 2015
These are the topics that I’ve researched and blogged about this year: January Katie Hopkins: My Fat Story. Controversial British
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HRT & CVD: Cochrane Study
On Tuesday 10th March 2015 a Cochrane study was published entitled “Hormone therapy for preventing [HRT] cardiovascular disease in post-menopausal
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