Petr Skrabanek was professor of medicine at Trinity College Dublin who according to his obituary in The Times: “exposed the claims of public health doctors, epidemiologists, dietary evangelists and others that many diseases were preventable. This was not a popular message and he evoked strong antipathy in certain circles which was more than offset by […]
It is becoming increasingly obvious to anyone who examines the scientific literature with an open mind that the justification for cholesterol-lowering simply does not exist. So I have been digging into the background to try to find out how it all originated. Although the work of Ancel Keys stimuated interest in cholesterol, it was a
222. More about the History of the “Cholesterol” Issue. Read More »
This contribution is by Judy Barnes Baker and I am most grateful to her for permission to re-post here. The original can be seen at http://carbwars.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/calories-in-versus-calories-out.html Ask anyone and they’ll tell you the solution for obesity. Eat less; move more. Our collective weight problem would go away if all the overweight people just quit eating more calories than
In part 1, I described how there is a real scope for reducing the expenditure on drugs and many medical procedures which make little contribution to improving health and very often do more harm than good. In this blog the emphasis will be to focus on the potential for curing and preventing diseases by making
167. HUGE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE NEW GOVERNMENT TO DEVISE A RADICAL HEALTH POLICY (PART 2) Read More »
Despite the recent report (1) by Zoe Harcombe and her team which demolished one of the main planks used to justify the original advice to reduce the saturated fat (SFA), there are still individuals who are not prepared to accept that the conventional dietary guidelines were fundamentally flawed. One of these is Professor Christine
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Epidemiological studies into changing patterns of food consumption and disease statistics can provide valuable insights into the relationships between diet and health. In Great Britain data from national statistics show that amount of fat consumed has fallen from 120gm/day in 1969 to 74gm/day in 2000. When expressed as a proportion of energy consumed the fat
There is a growing body of scientific evidence and personal experience which demonstrates that the high content of sugar and refined carbohydrate foods is one of the main factors responsible for the rapidly increasing levels of obesity and diabetes. This in turn increases the risks of conditions such as heart disease, cancers and Alzheimer’s Disease.
107. Support for Diets High in Fat and Low in Carbohydrates Gathers Momentum Read More »
This is a repost with permission which has been written by Kris Gunnars. I am very grateful to him for his agreement to publish here. This is an up-to-date commentary, which accurately summarises the deficiencies and problems of the current official advice promoted in many different countries. He can be contacted via his web site which is
95. Mainstream Nutrition Myths (Debunked by Science) Read More »
“The Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet” is the title of an important new book by Nina Teicholz, which has recently been released in the USA and is now available in the UK (1). The case against the official dietary recommendation to reduce saturated fat (SFA) is already
According to the latest report prepared for the British Heart Foundation there is not enough evidence to support the current dietary recommendations to reduce saturated fat(SFA) and increase polyunsaturated fats (PUFA) in order to reduce the risk of heart disease(1). This finding should come as no surprise to anyone who has bothered to keep up
66. BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION REPORT ON SATURATED FAT Read More »