A must watch film to ‘save lives’ say medicine gurus

October 17, 2016Dr Aseem Events, Movies, Newspaper ArticlesAseem Malhotra, Better Value Healthcare, BMJ, Choosing Wisely in the UK, Donal O'Neill, Edinburgh premiere, Professor Kumar, Professor Sir Muir Gray, The Big Fat Fix, University of Oxforddam_admin

Good Health Doesn’t Come Out of a Medicine Bottle

August 15, 2016Movies, NewsAseem Malhotra, Big Fat Fix, cholestrol, Christiaan Barnard, Doctor Aseem, Donal O'Neill, Movie, Too much medicine is killing us, type 2 diabetesdam_admin

I recently saw a lady in her early 60’s who was terrified because her GP had told her that her cholesterol was high. “congratulations” I said, “that will probably help you live longer.” By the end of the consultation she left the room smiling.

A few weeks ago with a number of international researchers I co-authored a paper published in BMJ Open that concluded that not only was there no association with so called bad cholesterol and cardiovascular disease in the over 60’s but a trend to reduced reduction in deaths from all causes the higher the cholesterol. One explanation of our findings is that LDL cholesterol is involved in immune system protection against potentially fatal gastrointestinal and respiratory infections and possibly even cancer.

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The Big Fat Fix ; A Global Health Revolution

August 1, 2016Movies, Radio InterviewsBBC Radio, British Medical Association, Donal O'Neill, European Parliament, global health revolution, The Big Fat Fix, United States premieredam_admin

Here’s a must listen BBC Radio interview with my co-producer and former international athlete Donal O’Neill explaining why The Big Fat Fix is the beginning of a global health revolution.

Nuts, olive oil and vegetables are the best heart medicine

July 23, 2016Movies, News, Newspaper ArticlesEngland, Katie Gibbons, Nuts, olive oil, parliament premiere, poor diet, The Big Fat Fix, The Times, vegetablesdam_admin

Nuts, olive oil and vegetables are the best heart medicine ( too many prescriptions cause massive waste and harm the public).

It may be hard to believe, but poor diet now contributes to more disease and death than physical inactivity, smoking and alcohol combined (according to The Lancet). We have been guzzling sugar, refined carbohydrates and industrial vegetable oils as never before, with devastating consequences for public health. The combined costs of type 2 diabetes and obesity to the NHS and UK economy exceed £20 billion.

The Big Fat Fix

July 19, 2016Dr Aseem Events, Features on Dr Aseem, Movies, VideosAseem Malhotra, Cereal Killers, Donal O'Neill, Movie, Parliament, Premieres, Run on Fat, The Big Fat Fix, Westminsterdam_admin

My new movie – “The Big Fat Fix” – Premieres at Westminster to British Members of Parliament on July 21.