Printed in the Irish Medical Times, Monday April 22 2013. By Dr. Neville Wilson The recent exposure of “junk food”, parading as healthy meals for hospitalized patients ( Irish Medical News 4 March 2013) is a disturbing revelation, raising serious questions about the standard…
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Dr. Neville Wilson – 10 Feb 2013. According to a recent report in the British Medical Journal new research has revealed “previously hidden data” that saturated fats may , after all, be the kind of fats that, contrary to conventional wisdom, promote heart health and…
A Letter printed in IRISH TIMES (19 OCT, 2012). Sir, – Jennifer 0’Connell raises some legitimate concerns about the proposed levy on saturated fats, as part of government policy to impose a tax on dietary fats, sugar and salt. (Life page -October 17th). Unfortunately, she…
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 and professional bodies, with a…
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 and blood cholesterol would translate…
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 from Fruits, Vegetables, Grains and…
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). Contrary to this widespread…
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 cell via dietary or supplemental…
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 known is that another process,…