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

Dr Isabella Cooper is a biochemistry medical pathology scientist, and ketogenic specialist whose research focuses on ageing biology, hyperinsulinaemia, ketogenic science, and chronic diseases ...

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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