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Author Archives: Dr Nev
PLAN TO BAN CHEESE IS A RECIPE FOR DISASTER
A LETTER IN THE IRISH EXAMINER - Tues May 15, 2012. The draft code proposal by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, to ban the advertising of cheese on children’s television programmes, is a recipe for disaster, and represents the predictable consequences … Continue reading
Posted in Cholesterol
Tagged Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, Cheese, cholesterol, food pyramid, Ireland, Irish Times
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IT’S A FISHY BUSINESS – MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE !
The last decade has witnessed an unprecedented growth in the public consumption of natural nutritional foods and supplements, and chief amongst these is undoubtedly the remarkable fish oils, commonly labelled as omega-3. While the numerous health benefits of omega 3 … Continue reading
THE UNTENABLE (cholesterol) DIET- HEART HYPOTHESIS
In 1933 Nikolai Anitschkov produced his thesis that a high dietary intake of cholesterol led to increased levels of blood cholesterol, resulting in infiltration and accumulation on the inner walls of the arteries, thus causing vessel blockage, and ultimately ischaemic … Continue reading
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Be Wary of the Low Fat Message
The perceived correlation between junk food marketing and unhealthy dietary practices of Irish children is currently under the spotlight of the Children’s Commercial Communications Code. The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) is currently reviewing submissions of concern from the public … Continue reading
False Claims of Benefit in Cholesterol Trials
In the pre-statin era of the 1970-1980s many trials were conducted in an attempt to prove the validity of the “lipid hypothesis”, the theory that dietary fat and cholesterol were causative in heart disease, and that reductions in dietary … Continue reading
A Review of the Revised Dietary Guidelines for 2011
Revised dietary Guidelines for Americans were released on 31 Jan. 2011 with a 2 page document recommending specific foods that should be part of a healthy diet. Preferred food choices are listed and illustrated by a platter containing balanced calories … Continue reading
Posted in Fats - Good and Bad, General Health
Tagged bad fats, chronic disease, dr.neville wilson, fat, Flouride and Dr Neville Wilson, food pyramid, food pyramid criticism, food pyramid revised guidelines, glutathione, good fats, healthy heart, leinster clinic, neville wilson, obesity, saturated fats, statins, statins and mortaility
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Prescriptions for Summer
Sunshine and summer days are a welcome seasonal phenomenon in the aftermath of short days, cloudy skies, and a shortfall of health-giving solar radiation. The summer sunshine that warms the earth consists of longer wavelengths of ultraviolet A (UVA) at … Continue reading
High Cholesterol Reduces Risks in Elderly
The traditional view regarding cholesterol and its impact on health and longevity is the perception of an associated increase in risk, with recommendations to reduce such risk by reducing blood cholesterol levels with a cholesterol lowering agent. (a statin drug). … Continue reading
Glutathione – The Master Anti-Oxidant
It has been well established that antioxidants play a vital role in health maintenance and disease protection. (1). While it is common knowledge that vitamin C and vitamin E are health preserving antioxidants that may be delivered to the human … Continue reading
THE ANTI-AGING PROPERTIES OF CARNOSINE
It is generally recognised that many disease processes, as well as the process of natural ageing, are caused by the formation of free radicals, a by-product of oxidation within the cells of our several body tissues. What is not well … Continue reading