This has turned into a three part look at GLP-1s. While writing my thoughts on GLP-1s, I thought that Dr Robert Cywes would be an excellent podcast guest on the topics of carb addiction, obesity and ...

This is the second of a two-part note, which covers: * What are GLP-1 receptor agonists? * Which were the first GLP-1s approved for type 2 diabetes (T2D)? When were they approved? Who makes them? Are ...

Executive summary * The official positions from the World Health Organisation (WHO), the US Centres for Disease Control (CDC), the US Surgeon General and the UK Deputy Chief Medical officer are ...

Introduction Food (noun): “Substance taken into body to maintain life and growth; nutriment” (Ref 1). In a world where food has become huge business ... an emotional crutch ... one of the greatest ...

Executive summary * A study generated headlines about the relationship between the incidence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and intermittent fasting/skipping breakfast. It wasn't about intermittent fasting ...

* PCSK9s are relatively recent additions to the array of cholesterol lowering drugs. They are delivered by injection – fortnightly or monthly. One PCSK9 is called evolocumab. * A 2023 paper reported ...

* This week's study involved some professors known to many people in the low-carb world: Noakes, Volek and Agostino. * The study was a randomised controlled trial involving 10 men, who averaged 40 ...

* An Australian study aimed to assess the association of a low-carbohydrate diet score (LCD) with the incidence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) using data from a study of Melbourne residents. * The study ...

Executive summary Please login to view this content Introduction This is the third note in a row about cholesterol, but that’s because it has been featured so much recently in the mainstream media and ...

Executive summary * This week's note was inspired by a newsletter about a presentation (by Denise Minger) about a diet used decades ago for the treatment of obesity and other health conditions. * The ...

On March 6th, a blog was posted on the Nutrition Coalition web site. The post was about an announcement on the USDA web site that “ The U.S. Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human ...

* An umbrella review was conducted with the aim of examining all evidence related to meat intake and cardiovascular disease (CVD) and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D). Meat intake was examined as UNprocessed red ...