An interesting programme to see how a high fat diet compared to a high sugar diet. I did not think that both would lose weight, intuitively you would expect the high fat diet to gain weight. However, both twins lost weight, although crucially it was a mixture of lean mass (LM) and fat mass (FM).… Read More
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Horizon: Sugar vs Fat on BBC2 @ 9pm Series exploring topical scientific issues. What’s worse for us: sugar or fat? To answer the hottest question in nutrition, twin doctors Chris and Xand Van Tulleken go on month long high-fat and high-sugar diets. The effects on their bodies are shocking and surprising. But they also discover… Read More
Salt & Drugs: Don’t Just be Wary of Food Content!
Research Paper Title Association between Cardiovascular Events and Sodium-containing Effervescent, Dispersible, and Soluble Drugs: Nested Case-control Study. Study Question Do patients taking sodium-containing formulations of prescription drugs have a higher incidence of cardiovascular events than patients taking those same drugs in formulation that do not contain sodium? Summary Answer Patients prescribed sodium-containing effervescent, dispersible, and… Read More
Is There a Link between Dietary Fibre Intake & Risk of CV Disease?
Research Paper Title Dietary Fibre Intake & Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Study Question Is greater intake of dietary fibre related to lower risk of cardiovascular or coronary heart disease, using a dose-response relationship? Summary Answer For each increase of 7g/day intake of fibre, separate risk for cardiovascular disease and coronary heart… Read More
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Food Unwrapped Diet Special on Channel 4 @ 8pm-9pm. A special show about new year resolutions relating to getting in shape and eating more healthily!
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It’s a Channel 5 fest tonight: Got Thin – Got Fat Again: Channel 5 @ 7pm-8pm Too Fat to Fly: Channel 5 @ 8pm-9pm 50 Shocking Facts About Diet and Exercise: Channel 5 @ 9pm-11pm
Mediterranean Diet Given Unesco Status in Seven Countries
The Mediterranean diet has been given heritage status in Portugal, Croatia, Cyprus, Spain, Morocco, Italy, and Greece after the eighth session of Unesco’s Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Baku, Azerbaijan. Italy, Spain, Greece, and Morocco have had the status since 2010. Reference BMJ 2013;347:f7424.
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