* Another association study has been published by the Harvard factory of population papers. This one claimed that butter intake was associated with higher mortality, while consumption of plant-based ...

* On March 5th, 2025, headlines in the mainstream media reported “NHS ‘should give all over-50s statins’” and “NHS should offer ‘polypill’ to cut heart disease, experts urge.” * The headlines came ...

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Executive summary * This is the last of six notes in the seed oils mini-series. It started with a review ...

This note covers a paper that is interesting per se. It is especially interesting because it was key to our legal case Harcombe/Kendrick vs Associated Newspapers.

* Continuing our mini-series on seed oils, this note summarises the randomised controlled trial (RCT) evidence for studies that reduced and/or modified fat intake. Fat intake modification aimed to ...

* This is the last of six notes in the seed oils mini-series. It started with a review of claims made by the chief scientist of the ZOE company, Professor Sarah Berry, that seed oils are not toxic and ...

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