Vegan vs omnivore diet
Executive summary * The research group that brought us the DIETFITS and KETO-MED trials has published the results from its
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LDL-cholesterol
LDL-C & heart disease – definitive proof?
Executive summary * PCSK9s are relatively recent additions to the array of cholesterol lowering drugs. They are delivered by injection
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Happy New Year! We’re kicking off with a review of last year. As many people think about diet at this
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A new look at statins, LDL-Cholesterol & CVD
Executive summary * Most papers presenting the benefits of statins have been done by the Oxford Cholesterol Treatment Trialists (CTT)
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Rebutting the cholesterol hypothesis
Executive summary * This note suggests a rapid rebuttal to the cholesterol hypothesis. * To get there, it goes through
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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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Cholesterol & PCSK9s – the lower the better?
Executive Summary Please login to view this content Introduction This week’s study was emailed to me by the senior author,
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Meat, plants & TMAO
Executive Summary * A study has just been published with findings from a crossover trial where 36 participants consumed plant-based
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Coconut oil, olive oil, butter & LDL-cholesterol
Executive summary * This week’s note looks at a classic paper from 2018 in an attempt to see if saturated
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LDL-Cholesterol targets following ischemic stroke
Executive summary * A study was published in the NEMJ in January 2020. It reported on a clinical trial where
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