In March 2015, NHS England announced the Diabetes Prevention Programme (DPP) which is a joint initiative with Public Health England (PHE) and Diabetes UK (1).The object is to achieve a significant reduction in the number of people with Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) which is expected to be about 4 million if no action is taken. […]
Diabetes UK has just issued another warning about Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) in a press statement (1). According to this, there are now almost 3.5 million people in England and Wales who have been diagnosed with T2D, which is an increase of over 60% in the past 10 years. The true value is probably about
185. Type 2 Diabetes Policy is an Absolute Shambles Read More »
The main thrust of the healthy eating recommendations which have been promulgated as official policy for the past 40 years or so has been to reduce the intake of total fat, especially the saturated fats (SFAs). Numerous evaluations of the rationale to support this advice have concluded that it was fundamentally flawed. What is more,
There is no absolutely no doubt that the dietary recommendations which were formulated by the US Senate Committee chaired by George McGovern have proved to be disastrous. Effectively this resulted in public health policies all over the world advising that total fat, especially the saturated fats (SFAs) should be reduced and that there should be
183. The Significance of the Low Carb Summit in Cape Town, February 2015 Read More »
There is an impression that science and scientists are dedicated to conducting independent studies which will provide objective results that can be regarded as definitive. Unfortunately the reality is anything but. Individuals who happen to be working as scientists are subject to all the pressures and prejudices which are common to everyone. Invariably people have
182. The Reality of Science: Conflicts of Interest Must Be Addressed Read More »
There is now overwhelming evidence that Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) can be reversed by simply altering the diet by reducing the intake of sugar and carbohydrates, which can be replaced by healthy fats (1). One of the latest developments is a case study from the general practice of Dr David Unwin and Dr Simon Tobin
According to a report prepared by Public Health England (PHE) children in local authorities with water fluoridation schemes have less tooth decay than those in local authorities without such schemes (1). It also claims that as many as 45% fewer children aged one to four in fluoridated areas are admitted to hospital for tooth decay
A comprehensive review on the role of cholesterol in health and a critique of the use of statins has recently been published by a team of Japanese researchers (1). This pulls together information from a range of different sources. The focus is on all-cause mortality because fundamentally that is the key parameter most people understand
I have recently been writing letters to our local newspaper “The Craven Herald” (1) in which I have advocated a fundamental shift in NHS policies. My stance is that pouring more and more money into the system is a dead end approach. In particular, there needs to be a switch in emphasis towards prevention at
I have just discovered a fascinating paper which describes the results of gathering and collating information from self-reported accounts of adverse reactions to statins (1). It has been published on the internet by the Journal of Independent Medical Researchers, which enables individuals to present their thoughts and ideas. All those involved give their time free
177. Statins: A Disturbing Study about Adverse Side Effects Read More »