Two doctors in the house
On Tuesday 17th November 2015, there was a programme on Channel 4 called “Doctor in your house”. The doctor was Dr. Xand van Tulleken, one of the twin brothers who have done many engaging health...
View ArticleThe five healthy behaviours that we don’t do
This week’s story did not come from the newspapers, but it would make a great story. I have just sent the manuscript for my PhD to my supervisor and he’s reading through it now. There are likely still...
View ArticleGlobal obesity from 1975 to 2014
Christmas came early for obesity researchers on April Fool’s Day. The Lancet is really leading the way in global obesity research. Their report from May 2014 on the prevalence of global obesity...
View ArticleIs a vegan diet the secret to longevity?
BBC1 have recently (April 2016) run a two part programme called “How to stay young”. The presenters have been 71 year old Angela Rippon and 36 year old Chris Van Tulleken – one of the famous twins who...
View ArticleFixing Dad
Andy and I have a rating system for films/programmes: the three Es. If something Entertains; Educates and Emotionally stimulates, it ticks all three E boxes. The documentary “Fixing Dad” ticks all...
View ArticleDoes coffee cut risk of disease?
I love coffee. I have a huge milky cappuccino, with a shot of caffeine, for breakfast and then I have one or two more large decaffeinated cappuccinos during the day. Andy is an espresso man and can...
View ArticleCan a low carb diet kill you?!
We’re going back a few years for this week’s note – to 2013 – when a review was published entitled: “Low-Carbohydrate Diets and All-Cause Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of...
View ArticleHigh protein diets and heart failure
Many thanks to Dr Peter Brukner for today’s topic. There were a few to choose from last week, but Peter asked if I could look at this one and so I have… On May 30th 2018, there were some pretty scary...
View ArticleWhy do studies conclude that fiber is associated with better health?
Introduction On January 10th 2019, The Lancet published yet another article raving about carbohydrates and fiber (Ref 1). The lead author was Dr Andrew Reynolds. The headlines that emanated from the...
View ArticleLow carb diets and mortality
Introduction This week we’re looking at a classic article, which was published in January 2013. It was called “Low-Carbohydrate Diets and All-Cause Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of...
View ArticleVasectomies: testing & clearance
Executive summary * A paper has just been published in BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health about different testing strategies post vasectomy. I had the opportunity to be one of the authors. * When a...
View ArticleLow-carb diets, cortisol & testosterone
Executive summary * A systematic review (look at all evidence) and meta-analysis (pool it together to see the overall effect) has been published reviewing the effect of low-carb diets on cortisol and...
View ArticleFixing Dad
Andy and I have a rating system for films/programmes: the three Es. If something Entertains; Educates and Emotionally stimulates, it ticks all three E boxes. The documentary “Fixing Dad” ticks all...
View ArticleDoes coffee cut risk of disease?
I love coffee. I have a huge milky cappuccino, with a shot of caffeine, for breakfast and then I have one or two more large decaffeinated cappuccinos during the day. Andy is an espresso man and can...
View ArticleCan a low carb diet kill you?!
We’re going back a few years for this week’s note – to 2013 – when a review was published entitled: “Low-Carbohydrate Diets and All-Cause Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of...
View ArticleHigh protein diets and heart failure
Many thanks to Dr Peter Brukner for today’s topic. There were a few to choose from last week, but Peter asked if I could look at this one and so I have… On May 30th 2018, there were some pretty scary...
View ArticleWhy do studies conclude that fiber is associated with better health?
Introduction On January 10th 2019, The Lancet published yet another article raving about carbohydrates and fiber (Ref 1). The lead author was Dr Andrew Reynolds. The headlines that emanated from the...
View ArticleLow carb diets and mortality
Introduction This week we’re looking at a classic article, which was published in January 2013. It was called “Low-Carbohydrate Diets and All-Cause Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of...
View ArticleLCHF vs HCLF for athletic performance
Executive Summary * This week's study involved some professors known to many people in the low-carb world: Noakes, Volek and Agostino. * The study was a randomised controlled trial involving 10 men,...
View ArticleWho lives to 100?
Executive summary * This week’s study is from Sweden. It aimed to see if any biomarkers (blood test measures) were different in people who lived to 100 (centenarians) vs those who died before this...
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