A paper entitled: “Evidence from randomised controlled trials did not support the introduction of dietary fat guidelines in 1977 and 1983: a systematic review and meta-analysis” by Zoe Harcombe and colleagues has been picked up by the press in a big way (1). Here are some examples of the headlines: • Daily Express: “FAT is […]
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
The official dietary recommendations continue to advise a reduction in saturated fat (SFA) and an increase in the polyunsaturated fat (PUFA). The justification is that the SFA will reduce the Blood cholesterol (TC) and therefore lower the risk of developing heart disease. The same rationale is used to justify the advice to increase the intake
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I have just been watching the video entitled “You must be nuts!” which has been made by Obhi Chatterjee and colleagues. It can be viewed on You Tube here: The stimulus for this video was to try to understand why Obhi’s father had developed dementia and to identify ways in which the condition could be
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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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
You have done all the research and been convinced that it makes good sense to be consuming a diet which is low in carbohydrates and high in fat (LCHF) but also described as ketogenic. Then you have to decide how to put it into practice. It can all be quite a minefield because different people
I have just received a mail shot from the Stroke Association which points out that research into stroke is currently woefully underfunded. In order to maintain its current commitment to stroke research and support further ground-breaking research projects in the future I am asked to donate £100. It continues: “Tragically, approximately 50,000 people in the
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We have now reached a position where it is absolutely obvious that the conventional recommendations on Healthy Eating which advise reducing saturated fat (SFA) and increasing complex carbohydrates are fundamentally wrong! In fact they are a key factor responsible for the deteriorating standards of public health in many countries as illustrated, for example, by the
The cholesterol lowering campaign really took off in 1985 with the recommendations of a Consensus Conference sponsored by the National Institutes of Health in the USA (1). I have just come across a commentary written at the time by Gerald Reaven which is absolutely fascinating (2). It is certainly highly relevant to recall the key
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