Carbohydrate

156. Yorkshire Food Revolution

YORKSHIRE FOOD REVOLUTION Reducing the risk of heart disease, diabetes and obesity There is a wide variety of high quality foods produced in Yorkshire, especially meat and meat products as well as butter, cheese, cream and yoghurts which are based on milk from cattle and sheep. Unfortunately many of these are regarded as “unhealthy” because […]

156. Yorkshire Food Revolution Read More »

76 Diabetes Can Be Conquered!

Diabetes is essentially excessive glucose in the blood. In the normal course of events insulin is produced by the pancreas which prevents the build up of blood glucose. In Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) there is an inherent weakness in the ability to secrete sufficient insulin and in Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) the amount of glucose

76 Diabetes Can Be Conquered! Read More »

71. COPING WITH DIABETES

There is absolutely no doubt that diabetes is one of the major public health issues throughout the world at the present time. Here in Great Britain, the incidence in both men and women has more than doubled in the last 15 years. If current trends continue then it is likely that there will be 5

71. COPING WITH DIABETES Read More »

70. THE TRUTH ABOUT LOW FAT FOOD

“The Truth About Low Fat Food” is the title of a programme broadcast by Channel 4 on 7th April 2014. This confirms that many “low fat” foods contain more sugar than the corresponding full fat version. Furthermore some of them are surprisingly high in fat and in calories. What I found especially fascinating is that

70. THE TRUTH ABOUT LOW FAT FOOD Read More »

61. Yet More Nonsense on Obesity!

“State of the Nation’s Waistline” is the title of a report prepared by the National Obesity Forum which makes the usual dire predictions about how obesity is getting worse and the failure of individuals, health professionals and the government to tackle the issue (1). Here is selection of some of the points made in the

61. Yet More Nonsense on Obesity! Read More »

17. The Increasing Consumption of Sugar and the Relationship with Obesity/Diabetes

  The possibility that excessive sugar consumption is the cause of many aspects of ill-health goes back a long way. Obesity was first observed in the wealthy who would have been the only people who could afford to buy sugar. Diabetes, hypertension and obesity were first recorded in England, France and Germany which are the

17. The Increasing Consumption of Sugar and the Relationship with Obesity/Diabetes Read More »

Scroll to Top