On the same day, the Daily Mail headline was “Vegan diets raise bowel cancer risk, alarming new study finds... but chances of ...

We have a real treat today – an hour with a friend of ours who just happens to be the smartest biochemist we know. Dr Isabella Cooper got into this whole field when she was first pregnant, as she ...

Executive summary * The official positions from the World Health Organisation (WHO), the US Centres for Disease Control (CDC), the US Surgeon General and the UK Deputy Chief Medical officer are ...

* This week's note is about fibre. A recently published paper assumed that there is an optimal fibre intake (25-30g daily) and it investigated how people can be encouraged to consume this. * The ...

* Last week's note reviewed a Korean population study, which led to headlines such as "Taking statins could slash dementia risk." The claims were not robust. * This week's note reports findings from a ...

The UK Sun newspaper seems to have been the first to pick up this story: “‘CARBFUSION’ Low-carb diets are ‘damaging the nation’s health’ say Slimming World experts” (Ref 1). It was soon covered by ...

Executive summary * This week's note is about Dr Malcolm Kendrick's new book called The Clot Thickens. * Malcolm has been trying for 30 years to understand and explain what really causes heart disease ...

* On February 16th, 2022, the UK Joint Committee for Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) issued a statement to update its advice for 5-11 year olds in relation to COVID-19 jabs. * The JCVI Code of ...

* A paper has been published, which claimed to show the effect of a single high-fat meal on blood flow. * The subjects – 20 healthy men aged between 18 and 35 and 21 healthy men aged between 60 and 80 ...

* An article has been published, which aimed to investigate the robustness of the claim that saturated fat clogs arteries and causes heart disease. * I start this note with some basic facts about food ...

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