The food industry is currently adding growing amounts of sugar to our food. Consumers are largely unaware of this, as the sugar is mostly hidden.
Read more… Taking action on sugar – applying lessons from the salt reduction programme
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Dr. Aseem Malhotra Explains How Fructose Can Damage Your Internal Organs
As well as visually explaining how fructose damages your internal organs Dr. Aseem Malhotra explains why fructose should be regulated like alcohol.
Read more… Dr. Aseem Malhotra Explains How Fructose Can Damage Your Internal Organs
Author’s reply to Lichtenstein, Tedstone and Pyne, Mann and colleagues, Lim, and Clifton
Saturated fat is known to increase low density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol.
Read more… Author’s reply to Lichtenstein, Tedstone and Pyne, Mann and colleagues, Lim, and Clifton
Top cardiologist: Saturated fats are good for you
We’ve heard for decades that the key to lowering your risk of a heart attack is reducing your intake of saturated fats, but one well-respected cardiologist is calling foul, saying we have it all wrong. He says saturated fats are good for you.
Read more… Top cardiologist: Saturated fats are good for you
Cardiologist: Don’t demonize saturated fat
Becky Anderson talks to medical experts about the truth behind the fatty foods we consume.
Saturated fat heart disease ‘myth’
The risk from saturated fat in foods such as butter, cakes and fatty meat is being overstated and demonised, according to a cardiologist.
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Saturated Fat in Cardiovascular Disease and Obesity: Friend or Foe?
As health professionals and policy makers debate what are the most effective means to combat the global obesity epidemic, one important question one must ask is whether we have been following the wrong dietary advice over the past three decades. This chapter presents a summary of evidence arguing the relationship between saturated fat consumption, cardiovascular disease, and obesity.
Read more… Saturated Fat in Cardiovascular Disease and Obesity: Friend or Foe?
