Aims: We aimed to investigate why many patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) initially present to non-primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) equipped hospitals in a region that offers a 24-hour direct access Heart Attack Centre.
With obesity and diabetes rates soaring, the world is faced with a problem exacerbated by the normalising of junk food. The dangers of added sugar must be realised to cause change, Aseem Malhotra tells Shreshtha Trivedi
Read more… Sugar tax will break the cycle of obesity and diabetes
An excoriating attack by a cardiologist on the cosy links between politicians and the food giants, whose refusal to cut sugar levels is causing countless deaths.
Read more… A lethally sweet relationship
Big Food is in wilful denial about the harm sugar does to our children. By Dr
Read more… Big Food is in denial about the harm sugar does to children
The great statins divide: As go-ahead’s given for one in four adults to be offered heart drug, one doctor says this mass pill-popping is folly…
Read more… The great statins divide
Sugar is now enemy number one in the western diet. By Dr
Read more… Sugar is now enemy number one in the western diet
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
