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NHS cardiologist and anti-obesity expert Dr Aseem Malhotra has joined the board of trustees at The King’s Fund.
Read more… The King’s Fund welcomes Dr Aseem Malhotra as a new trustee
As the NHS struggles with rising cases of type 2 diabetes, it is time to examine the role of diet and lifestyle in tackling this challenge. The so called benefits of medical interventions detracts from more beneficial lifestyle changes, says Dr Aseem Malhotra.
Read more… Diabetes and diet: There’s an epidemic of misinformation
Two weeks ago, an article by Chris Snowdon appeared in the Spectator, entitled “The Big Fat Myths of our Obesity Epidemic“. It suggested that the health risks and costs to healthcare of obesity have been over-stated, and that obese people dying younger would actually help. Nothing could be further from the truth. Last week a remarkably similar article appeared in The Scotsman, written by Allan Massie.
The obesity problem has little to do with our sedentary lifestyles.
Read more… Take off that Fitbit. Exercise alone won’t make you lose weight.
Is the failure of health regulation damaging our well-being? by Dr
Read more… Is the failure of health regulation damaging our well-being?
Too much intervention makes patients sicker. By Dr
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