SACN or Sack ‘em: the committee that’s confused about carbs
About ten years ago for various personal reasons I became interested in the benefits of an Atkins-type low carbohydrate diet. I read a lot of research material, talked to many experts and became...
View ArticleTwelve reasons why diabetes charities should ditch the low fat diet and...
If you know anything about nutrition, and especially if you have friends or people in your family with diabetes, you have probably wondered: Why are diabetics advised to follow a low fat diet? It means...
View ArticleQ & A: Almost totally bogus: the theory behind the low fat diet
Professor Richard Feinman is a biochemist who came late to nutrition. He was shocked by the poor quality of the science he found there. HIUK asked him about the background to his paper that calls for a...
View ArticleSacred cows dispatched at South African low-carb, high-fat summit
Last month sounds of the slaughtering of sacred nutritional cows could be heard coming from Cape Town International Convention Centre in South Africa – the venue for the first International Summit on...
View ArticleThe sugar tax: a beacon of hope for tackling chronic disease
The sugar tax is obviously a very sensible idea but it’s much more than that. It’s prophetic, it’s a sign of a major change, it’s the swallow that could be heralding a medical summer. The tax is...
View ArticleHealthy Eating: The Big Mistake by Dr Verner Wheelock with Marika Sboros...
‘I wish they’d make up their minds,’ you may find yourself muttering if you don’t follow healthy eating debates all that closely. ‘One moment they tell us to stop eating butter and eggs on pain of...
View ArticleLow fat blinkers keep low carbs in the cold. Time for a coalition.
If the low carb diet was a political party, it should be now be close to forming a government. Its story mirrors that of actual parties - founded decades ago, it was small for a long time, languishing...
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