Jen Elliott, a dietitian with 35 years’ experience, has been expelled from the Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA) because of her recommendation to lower carbohydrate diets to people with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes (T2D) (1). The complaint originated from another dietitian who did not agree with the approach taken by Jen who claimed that the […]
On return from holiday, you open the front door and discover that there is water all over the place. Obviously there has been a leak somewhere and the house is flooded. As soon as you get over the shock, you call a plumber. Just imagine your reaction if you are told that it is impossible
When will the politicians face up to the fact that pouring more and more resources into the NHS will not solve our current health issues? The fundamental problem is that standards of public health are deteriorating while costs escalate. This is illustrated by the increased incidence of diabetes which has doubled in the past 15
Peter Brukner is the medical adviser to the Australian cricket team. A few years ago he became concerned about his general health. He had learned that Tim Noakes had switched to a diet which was low in carbohydrates and high in fat (LCHF) so he decided to investigate. He read “The Diet Delusion” by Gary
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In the light of the excellent paper by Zoe Harcombe and her team which demonstrated conclusively that there was no reliable evidence on which to base the official dietary guidelines when first devised in the USA and in the UK, the BBC has featured this issue in a radio programme (1). This includes interviews with
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This is a repost from Karen Thomson’s Blog. The original can be sourced at http://buff.ly/1EuS5zJ I am very grateful to Karen and Tim for permission to re-post. PROF TIM NOAKES – THE OLD MUTUAL HEALTH CONVENTION PRESENTATION SUMMARY By Karen Thomson, February 25, 2015 Written by Prof Tim Noakes My critics have called me deluded
I have just returned from Cape Town where I was attending the first International Summit Low Carb Summit. This was a unique event hosted by Professor Tim Noakes and organised by Karen Thomson and her colleagues. It is the first time that most of the leading figures in the world from a variety of disciplines
Following on from the previous blog (1) based on the epidemiological evidence in John Yudkins’ book “Pure, White and Deadly: How Sugar Is Killing Us and What We Can Do to Stop It” this will focus on results from the experiments conducted with sugar. Here is a selection: • One way of assessing the capability
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“Pure, White and Deadly: How Sugar Is Killing Us and What We Can Do To Stop It” is the title of a book written by Professor John Yudkin, who was in the Department of Nutrition at Queen Elizabeth College, London for many years (1). The first edition was published in 1972 and a revised edition
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When the article entitled “Saturated fat is not the major issue” by cardiology specialist DR Aseem Malhotra appeared in the BMJ there were over 30 responses. These give us a valuable insight into the debate. Dr Malhotra concludes that the advice to reduce saturated fat (SFA) has increased the risks of cardiovascular disease (CVD) rather