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In Dr John Briffa's Blog - Posted 4 days ago
Accumulated weight around the mid-riff (abdominal fat) is associated with an increased risk of chronic conditions including cardiovascular disease and...
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The focus that the medical and scientific establishments put on cholesterol as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (e.g. heart disease and stroke...
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There are lots of different types of fat in the diet, including what are know as polyunstaturated fats. These fats come in two major forms in th...
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Activity and exercise come in many different forms, but my number one favourite is walking. This is at least partly based on the fact that walking is ...
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Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a condition characterised by symptoms such as abdominal discomfort, bloating, wind and altered bowel habit. In conve...
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For a long time now I ve been a fan of sleep. Not just because of its relatively immediate impact on energy levels and sense of wellbeing, but also ...
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It s been going this way for a while: even healthy people should be on the cholesterol-reducing drugs known as statins. That, in a nutshell, is the ...
In Dr John Briffa's Blog - Posted 3 weeks ago
I believe that what represents an ideal diet varies from person to person, but one thing I m clear about is that many health professionals and even ...
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There are a lot of different theories about what causes autism, but not much consensus of opinion. In recent years, vaccination has been mooted as a p...
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The body mass index (BMI) has for a long time been the standard measurement used to determine whether someone s weight is healthy or not. BMIs...
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