Resveratrol, red wine and the French ‘paradox’ that isn’t a paradox at all
It was hard to miss the story recently which trumpeted the miraculous, health-preserving properties of a plant chemical in red wine known as resveratrol. Recent research conducted at Harvard Medical School in the USA found that feeding mice with resveratrol helped counteract the ill effects of a fatty, calorie-laden diet. Unfortunately, the results of studies [...]
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Trans fat campaigner and lawyer takes aim at saturated fat too – but would it stand up in court?
On Monday, my blog featured mooted plans in New York to ban so-called ‘trans fats’ from restaurant and fast food joints. Later this week, I though I would check how this initiative is getting on, and one of the sites I checked for information on this was www.bantransfat.com. The folks at bantransfats have been instrumental [...]
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“NHS knuckles rapped for putting patients at risk ” and could modern medicine be killing more people than it cures?
Before I get into this story can I start by saying, as a doctor myself (albeit a very naturally leaning one), that I’m a huge fan of certain aspects of modern medicine. For instance, if someone who has their hip ravaged by osteoarthritis (and for whom medication or natural supplements just aren’t working) can have [...]
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