Diet and deaths
Introduction The Lancet is pumping out diet articles at quite a rate. The most recent study was published on 3rd
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epidemiology
Does skipping breakfast increase the risk of Type 2 Diabetes?
Introduction One of my lovely supporters, Andrew Martin, sent me a study from November 2018 which I missed (Ref 1).
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Why do studies conclude that fiber is associated with better health?
Introduction On January 10th 2019, The Lancet published yet another article raving about carbohydrates and fiber (Ref 1). The lead
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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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Whole grains, CVD, cancer & mortality
A couple of supporters have emailed to ask if I would look at a particular article. The study is from
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High protein diets and heart failure
Many thanks to Dr Peter Brukner for today’s topic. There were a few to choose from last week, but Peter
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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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The US Dietary Guidelines
On March 6th, a blog was posted on the Nutrition Coalition web site. The post was about an announcement on
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Processed food & cancer
It is quite incredible that we waited until February 2018 before seeing the headline: ”Ultra-processed foods ‘linked to cancer’” (Ref
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