* The original EAT Lancet diet was published in The Lancet in January 2019. A revised version (called the Planetary Health Diet) was published in October 2025. * I analysed the nutritional content of ...
* I analysed the nutrition content of the diet. Even using the maximum intake of animal foods allowed, the diet was severely ...
* Last week we looked at the origins of beliefs about cholesterol and heart disease. This week we look at the origins of beliefs about dietary fat and heart disease. * American soldiers were the ...
* This note examines two research questions with original references of the time: i) How was any connection between cholesterol and heart disease first made? ii) Does eating cholesterol raise blood ...
* Loma Linda University has studied Seventh Day Adventists (SDAs) over many decades. * A recent paper using data from the Adventists Health Study 2 (AHS-2) examined associations between vegetarian vs ...
* For decades, academic papers, popular articles and TV documentaries have condemned fat when they haven’t studied fat. * The Seven Countries Study (1956-1970) deemed cake and ice cream “sources of ...
* Lean Mass Hyper Responder (LMHR) was the term developed by Dave Feldman to describe lean, fit, metabolically healthy people, who exhibit striking increases in cholesterol when adopting a ketogenic ...
* Last week's note reviewed a Korean population study, which led to headlines such as "Taking statins could slash dementia risk." The claims were not robust. * This week's note reports findings from a ...
* 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 ...
* This is the second of a two part note looking at metabolism. * Benedict is credited as the first person to study the impact of a calorie deficit in human beings (1917). * Benedict’s research took ...
This is the 700th Monday note. In this landmark post, I share the key things that I have learned over the past 14 years: ...
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