There seems no end to the conspiracy against healthy eating in the modern world, even by quasi-official associations — such as the Heart Foundation of Australia — who should know better, writes Michael R James, a research scientist and writer.
Heart disease
Heart attack debate not weighted in favour of the shake
Why would Nestle start spruiking a shake diet to lose weight, which has a known cause of heart disease as one of its main ingredients? Sounds like a conspiracy for getting fat people to have heart attacks.
American blokes advised to cut back on peanut butter cups
The American Heart Association has issued a new guideline recommending that adult men should eat no more than nine teaspoons of sugar a day. Too bad Australia isn’t copying them, writes David Gillespie.
Divorce can kill
Divorce doesn’t just make your poorer. People who are divorced or widowed are 20% more likely to suffer issues like cancer, heart disease and diabetes.
Flu fears divert us from the main game
Heart attacks and strokes globally cause millions upon millions more deaths than all infectious diseases — flu included, writes Stephen R Leeder.
