Hyperlipid

I browse Dr Davis' blog occasionally. Although Dr D seems to be a total cholesterol believer and has his sights set on 60:60:60 for HDL,...

This post is basic biochemistry that we probably all know. I've just stuck it down as I've slogged through it while I've been wo...

My thanks to Bloggeier for these links, especially for the full text of the letter to GUT from the Spanish group. These are various groups w...

It may come as a surprise to find that not all people with coeliac disease sit on the loo for all of their lives until the time they get a d...

What is the Dawn Phenomenon (DP)? A nice simple definition is available from here : "The dawn phenomenon is a term used to describe hyp...

Here's an interesting paper brought my way by Dave Lull who browses Fanatic Cook , a place I'm not likely to visit in my travels. T...

There are a couple of posts on ketosis and brain function on Emma's blog that warrant a read, especially with Failsafe additions (read...

Life can be mean to you, just on a random chance basis. Sometimes bad stuff just happens. Imagine what it's like to be planning a study,...

Particular thanks to both Mark and Stephan for copies of the diazoxide paper by Astrup's group. Looking forward to posting on this one b...

You just have to be careful. You know what it's like, you're up at 6am with your son, get a quick creamy cocoa as you spoon his brea...

I just thought I'd put this post up as it's fairly topical at the moment. We all now know that macronutrient ratio is irrelevant, in...

This post is a set of jottings on weight control when it's difficult. It's essentially unreferenced and was produced in response to ...

There's a diagram of the structure of human Lp(a) here . The apolipoprotein(a) molecule is the curvy bit partly wrapped around the lipid...

This review dropped out of Pubcrawler today. How to get pregnant if you have PCOS. "Fat should be restricted to Of course it must, wha...

Convergent evolution is a fascinating subject. Lipoprotein(a) has been independently evolved at least twice, not only to produce a remarkabl...

Some problems are more difficult to influence than others. I have this mental image of nutrition as comparable to having your car serviced. ...

Just a final couple of aspects of Nick Lane's ideas about mitochondria, diet and aging before I finally leave them alone. There are some...

Here is a link to an interview with Cynthia Kenyon, published in New Scientitst back in 2003. It's subscription only now and though I...

Thanks to Dave Lull for a copy of the latest MESA paper . I guess you could just say EBCT looks like a good predictor of heart attack risk, ...

Again, just a brief note. You want cardiomyopathy? Eat your healthy whole grains and start saving for that heart transplant ! Or crossing yo...