Weight gain over Christmas
This will be the last note before Christmas, so it seems appropriate to look at a festive study that has
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randomised control trial
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 diet heart hypothesis & plant sterols
The first paper published from my PhD was an examination of the relevant randomised controlled trials (RCTs) available at the
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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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Reversing diabetes (type 2)
On 5th December 2017, we woke up to the headlines: “A cure for diabetes: Crash diet can REVERSE Type 2
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Dieting? Take a break
An interesting Australian study was published on September 19th 2017. The full article can be seen here. The research was
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Replacing saturated with polyunsaturated fat
On 19th May 2017, another paper challenging current dietary fat guidelines was published. This one emanated from Deakin University, Australia,
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Is brown bread better than white?
I remember my mum going on a new diet in the 80s. It was called “The F-Plan Diet” by Audrey
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Palm Oil is not Saturated Fat
An attack on saturated fat was probably overdue. They come quite regularly – just when you think a bit of
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A red meat meta-analysis
On 28th November 2016, this article, “In Defence of Red Meat”, suggested that you should: “Ask for a meta-analysis of
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