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The Case Against Sugar

January 2, 2017January 3, 2017 Zoë 3 Comments carbohydrates, dietary fat, Gary Taubes, member, sugar

Gary Taubes’ latest book The Case Against Sugar, was published over the festive season and, as promised in the last

Cholesterol Heart Disease Medications Public Health

CEBM – Centre for Evidentially Biased Medicine

November 6, 2016January 13, 2018 Zoë 5 Comments CEBM, Cholesterol, dietary fat, dietary guidelines, rory collins, saturated fat

A friend pointed this post out to me, which I would not have seen otherwise, as this would not be a

Children's Health Newsletter Obesity Public Health

South African Dietary Guidelines

October 10, 2016October 30, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments breastfeeding, carbohydrate, dietary fat, dietary guidelines, infant formula, member

On 16th September 2016, it was announced that Nina Teicholz and I would be going to Cape Town to appear

Conflicts of Interest Heart Disease Macronutrients Newsletter Podcasts Sugar

Sugar vs. fat conspiracy

September 19, 2016September 19, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments ancel keys, dietary fat, heart deaths, heart disease, john yudkin, member, sugar

I’m quite partial to a conspiracy theory and there were a couple emanating from America last week – one far

Academic Research Macronutrients Newsletter Obesity Sugar

Are we wrong to focus on sugar to try to tackle obesity?

July 18, 2016August 15, 2016 Zoë 1 Comment BMI, calories, carbohydrates, dietary fat, member, sugar

This week’s story didn’t make a big impact. I spotted it on a left hand side page (p22) in one

Academic Research Heart Disease Newsletter Public Health

US and UK dietary advice on fats “should not have been introduced” Part 2

June 30, 2016January 13, 2018 Zoë 21 Comments dietary fat, dietary guidelines, public health dietary advice, saturated fat

Evidence from prospective cohort studies did not support the introduction of dietary fat guidelines in 1977 and 1983: A systematic

Macronutrients Micronutrients Newsletter Public Health

Resolving confusion with dietary advice

May 30, 2016August 15, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments dietary fat, eat real food, member, public health dietary advice

Last Monday’s note was about a press release: “Eat Fat, Cut The Carbs and Avoid Snacking To Reverse Obesity and

Diabetes Macronutrients Media Watch Newsletter Obesity Public Health

Eat Fat, Cut The Carbs and Avoid Snacking To Reverse Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes

May 23, 2016August 15, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments carbohydrates, dietary fat, member, national obesity forum, PHC, public health dietary advice

I rarely send out press releases, but it’s not every day that you get the chair of the UK National

Types of fat

May 12, 2016January 13, 2018 Zoë 30 Comments dietary fat, monounsaturated fat, polyunsaturated fat, saturated fat

There are three different types of natural fat. The chemical structure of fat is shown below with three examples of the

Academic Research Newsletter Public Health

The evidence for dietary fat guidelines

March 7, 2016August 15, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments Cochrane, dietary fat, dietary guidelines, epidemiology, member, PhD, randomised control trial

There was only one diet and health story for me last week. After starting a PhD in September 2012, I

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