Daily Archives: March 4, 2015

Yoghurt and Cholesterol – Another Nail in the Coffin

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Robert Barrington

It was the Russian non-conformist (I like him already) Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov who popularised the idea that gut bacteria were integral to human health. Metchnikoff won the Nobel Prize in 1908 for his immunological work that elucidated the phagocytic mechanism … Continue reading →

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Calorie Overload: The Cause of Weight Gain

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Most calories restrictive diets fail because they do not address the cause of weight gain. There is little evidence to suggest that greed and laziness on the part of the individual are in any way to blame for obesity. Forced … Continue reading →

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