James is also the Founder of the Bow Lane Dental Group in London. Having worked in the same practice for over 21 years, he ...

* A paper has just been published with updated results for the CAP trial. * The CAP trial was a cluster randomised trial of PSA testing for prostate cancer. Approximately 400,000 men were analysed for ...

Executive summary * This week’s study is from Sweden. It aimed to see if any biomarkers (blood test measures) were ...

One of the most commonly held diet myths is “To lose one pound of fat you need to create a deficit of 3,500 calories”. This is wrong at every level. First of all, one pound does not equal 3,500 ...

I recently needed to look up how much the main statin, Lipitor, had earned during its lifetime. This led me to a useful and ...

I summarised the issues with this paper in a BMJ rapid response, which was published on March 11th here (Ref 1). * A study was undertaken in Korea, which led to headline claims that eating kimchi ...

The recent “Why do you overeat?” note shared something that happened 20 years ago. This week’s note shares something that happened three years ago. I hesitated before sharing this, as I know that the ...

Can you imagine a caveman being transported to the present day in Doctor Who’s Tardis, only to arrive at a step aerobics class? He would surely wonder why on earth people were deliberately expending ...

An examination of the randomised controlled trial and epidemiological evidence for the introduction of dietary fat recommendations in 1977 and 1983: A systematic review and meta-analysis Dr Zoë ...

Who are you? I’m a researcher, author, blogger and public speaker in the field of diet and health. My particular areas of interest/expertise are public health dietary guidelines (especially dietary ...