Keir Watson
Read Time: 3 minutes A mini review of a fascinating UK grown winter apple variety which is delicious, versatile and naturally resistant to browning – with an interesting back story too!
Read Time: 6 minutes Lower cardiovascular disease and mortality among countries that consumed more fats and animal protein. Another nail in the coffin for the diet-heart hypothesis?
Read Time: < 1 minute I just brought in some lovely fresh veg from our garden this afternoon – the broccoli and celeriac were really top notch! Plus we have enough …
Read Time: 7 minutes The SCORE (Systematic COronary Risk Evaluation) model for predicting CVD deaths can over-estimate risk by 500%.
Read Time: 11 minutes These six words — “Heart disease risk”, “raised cholesterol”, “Statins” — are guaranteed to strike fear into almost anyone who has been unfortunate enough to be …
Full Article »Cholesterol and CVD – putting the risks into perspective
Read Time: < 1 minute “Vegetarian diets make you depressed” the article said. Tell me about it! Just being around vegetarians makes me depressed, I thought. The article in question was in …
Read Time: 13 minutes Keir Watson presents his carefully argued hypothesis based on evolutionary considerations of hunter-gatherer feast-famine cycles, that explains why bitter foods stimulate cellular functions essential for health.
Read Time: 11 minutes Gary Taubs provides some insight into the apparent intransigence of public health authorities when it comes to diet and heart disease.
Read Time: 3 minutes Giant Puff Balls have been spotted in the wild. We caught one and cooked it in true hunter gatherer style. Here’s how…
Read Time: 7 minutes American Heart Association: “Replace saturated fat with PUFA and MUFA”; Recent study: “No. This advice needs revising”
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I made this little infographic to illustrate the four main classes of fats. It gives typical sources of each and an example molecule from that group. Hope you find it useful. Please feel free to share!
Read Time: 5 minutes Spoiler Alert! The Paleo diet included veggies. Recent evidence confirms the obvious: our hunter gatherer ancestors both hunted AND gathered.
Read Time: 8 minutes Gluten disrupts microbiome; Relatives of coeliacs often gluten sensitive; NCGS persists after 8 years on gluten-free diet + more
Read Time: 4 minutes Salt recommendations – way out of step with the science
Read Time: 3 minutes Confusing sodium and salt measurements – it happens to the best of us.
Read Time: 2 minutes A lack of standardisation in the units of measurement of sugar are putting our kids’ health at risk. Or is it just me?