* This week's note looks at a classic statin/heart-disease study from 1994 – the Scandinavian Simvastatin Survival Study ...

This note is focused on diabetes in two ways. 1) It signposts you to several articles and podcasts that we have on this subject on my site. And 2) It features a podcast with Sam Feltham, the founder ...

* 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 ...

* 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 ...

Nina Teicholz PhD is a science journalist and author of the New York Times bestseller, The Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat, and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet (2014). She’s been a pioneer in ...

* A systematic review (look at all studies) and meta-analysis (pool them together) has been published. It examined statins + ezetimibe (a drug that inhibits cholesterol absorption from the intestine) ...

This note goes through the basics of the case: who, when, what, defamation law, the defence put forward by the Defendants, the summary Judgment and what this case was and wasn’t about. I will quote ...

* A recent obesity Congress generated headlines about the 'weight loss jab' cutting heart disease. Two papers were referenced in a press release from the Congress – one has been published. * The ...

* The first widely available NHS digital weight loss programme was launched in England in April 2021. Six service providers were commissioned by NHS England to provide a 12-week programme focused on ...

* This week's note looks at a paper about animal and vegetable protein intake and malnutrition in older adults. * The paper claimed that "Higher animal and, especially, vegetable protein intake were ...

* The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) is the organisation in the UK that sets medical guidelines for every drug, every intervention, and every procedure. * NICE published guidelines ...