Dr Aseem Malhotra
Cardiologist, author, researcher, campaigner and Professor of Evidence-Based Medicine. On a mission to save lives ; a million at a time.
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WHO draft guidelines on dietary saturated and trans fatty acids: time for a new approach?
The BMJ 19d 10 tweets
The 2018 WHO draft guidance on fatty acids fails to consider the importance of the food matrix, argue Arne Astrup and colleagues ### Key messages Non-communicable diseases are the world’s leading cause of death, responsible for 72% of the 54.7...
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Dr Aseem Malhotra Great paper in confirming what we already know. 1. Dietary saturated fat does NOT clog the arteries & from some foods may be protective 2. Lowering cholesterol from polyunsaturated fats may be harmful Eat REAL food to beat heart disease! 19d
Obesity has become 'the new smoking' and will fuel weight-related cancers, head of NHS warns
The Telegraph 52d 4 tweets
Obesity has become “the new smoking” and is set to fuel double the number of weight-related cancers within two decades, the head of the NHS today warns.
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Dr Aseem Malhotra One reason we’re not beating diet related disease is because we’ve got incompetence at the very highest levels of academia 1. there’s no such thing as a ‘healthy weight’ 2. Where is the evidence that cutting salt and meat will reduce cancer? #obesity 52d
Too Much Medicine and the Corporate Capture of Public Health
IPPR 70d 3 tweets
A talk by Dr Aseem Malhotra The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) is delighted to invite you to a talk with Dr Aseem Malhotra on  'Too Much Medicine and the Corporate Capture of …
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Dr Aseem Malhotra Honoured to be speaking next week at on : ‘Too Much Medicine and the Corporate Capture of Public Health’ We have the evidence & solutions to solve the healthcare crisis but opposition from vested interests needs to be overcome first! #NHS 70d
Aseem Malhotra
Facebook.com 80d 1 tweets
THE most important health conference of the year and I’m delighted to share there’s still 50 tickets left! Next weekend at the Royal College of GPs I’ll be opening on Saturday morning at the annual...
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Dr Aseem Malhotra THE most important health conference of the year takes place at next weekend featuring AND deputy leader of the Labour Party . A few tickets still left! #obesity #NHS 80d
Spice up your lifestyle – the 2019 Undergraduate Lifestyle Medicine Conference
Eventbrite 127d 2 tweets
If you only go to one event this April – make it be this: the UK's first ever National Undergraduate Lifestyle Medicine Conference is set for Saturday 27th April 2019 in London. KCL Lifemed and NULMS are bringing together the top influencers and...
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Dr Aseem Malhotra Is evidence based medicine being hijacked? Honoured to give keynote lecture along with some great docs including at UK’s first undergraduate conference on lifestyle medicine this Saturday. A few tickets including for public still available! 91d
Statins: the 3p pill that continues to cause uproar in the medical world
Paul Gallagher - inews.co.uk 94d 3 tweets
Despite their popularity, the pills are at the centre of a bitter war of words between doctors and academics over their effectiveness - or otherwise.
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Dr Aseem Malhotra Huge embarrassment for the and as it appears that there is NO mortality benefit for over 75s taking #statins. It appears the 8000 ‘lives saved’ figure that made headlines from Prof. Colin Baigent was made up. #statincon #NHS 94d
Aseem Malhotra
Facebook.com 102d 2 tweets
BREAKING FACEBOOK STATINS EXCLUSIVE STORY AND YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE. For the sake of our patients, for the sake of humanity we must fight back against mainstream media lies! Dear friends, I’ve...
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Dr Aseem Malhotra Call for retraction & apology from Mail On Sunday for inaccurate and defamatory #statin articles featuring by Supportive comments from respected docs including Prof Sherif Sultan, Dr Clare Gerada, & 102d
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Dr Aseem Malhotra ‘We demand full transparency and investigation of Oxford University data collection on #statins...what did was a serious crime of moral turpitude...’ Professor Sherif Sultan, President of the international vascular institute #NHS 102d
PRESS RELEASE: Growing epidemic of medication overload impacting millions of older Americans
Lown Institute - Lown Institute 113d 4 tweets
In 2018, 5 million older Americans—one in ten—sought medical attention as a result of a serious reaction to medication. Over the past decade, the rate of emergency room visits for adverse drug events (ADEs) among older Americans nearly doubled. In...
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Dr Aseem Malhotra “We all want our patients to have the right medications, at the right dose, at the right time, but our health care system isn’t structured properly to achieve that goal.” Professor James McCormack ( ) #SystemFailure #toomuchmedicine 113d
Statins war of words: Matt Hancock dragged into ongoing debate over cholesterol-lowering drug taken by millions of Britons
Paul Gallagher - inews.co.uk 123d 3 tweets
More than six million people in the UK take statins, but the arguments continue over whether everyone should be on them.
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Dr Aseem Malhotra Health editor of Guardian ’s disgraceful, distorted and defamatory journalism in ‘Butter nonsense...’ article exposed as I call for its retraction with supportive comments from editor in chief of Dr Fiona Godlee. #Cholesterol #NHS 123d
My mother’s vegetarian diet contributed to her early death. We should all learn from it
inews.co.uk 146d 5 tweets
NHS cardiologist Dr Aseem Malhotra: my mother's diet was full of ultra-processed foods and was ultimately to the detriment of her health
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Dr Aseem Malhotra This was a particularly difficult article for me to write. My mum’s story had to be told also to counter misinformation from a number of influential, unethical and immoral vegans spreading junk science to the detriment of public health. #obesity 146d
Guardian article claiming blow to low carb diets criticised by healthcare professionals
Diabetes.co.uk 192d 1 tweets
An article in The Guardian claiming a "blow to low carb diets" has received criticism from healthcare professionals. The Guardian's write-up of a study comparing the quality of carbohydrates, and claiming we all need to eat more dietary fibre, said...
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Dr Aseem Malhotra Guardian article claiming ‘blow to low carb diets’ criticised by healthcare professionals via #obesity #NHS 192d
Tax unhealthy food, says top doctor
BBC News 215d 15 tweets
The food industry is "failing the public" and must do more, England's chief medical officer says.
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Dr Aseem Malhotra BBC News ‘Tax junk food high in sugar and salt’ says chief medical officer. Well done in NOT mentioning taxing ‘fat’ - this is progress! It’s processed carbohydrates that are the major issue in driving #obesity & type 2 diabetes. #NHS 214d
The NHS bill will have catastrophic consequences. It must be opposed | Aseem Malhotra
the Guardian 262d 1 tweets
Aseem Malhotra: Andrew Lansley is leading us to an Americanised system of privatised care with no accountability. We will all be worse off
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Dr Aseem Malhotra Oh dear. The LIES continue. This time from a #plantbased Dietitian. I have always worked for the #NHS and am one of the it’s most vocal campaigners. If you want to know where I work it’s in this link 262d
What can the town that gave up sugar teach us about diabetes and obesity? | Aseem Malhotra
the Guardian 298d 4 tweets
To mark the 70th anniversary of the NHS, healthcare staff and residents in Tameside went sugar-free for 70 days
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Dr Aseem Malhotra How did we allow our hospitals to become a branding opportunity for the junk food industry ? It’s no surprise 60% of nurses are overweight or obese. It’s time to stop selling sickness in the hospital grounds! #obesity #NHS 297d
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Dr Aseem Malhotra Delighted #PioppiDiet remains no. 1 best seller in Holland for 5 weeks in a row. 2 KEY PUBLIC HEALTH MESSAGES: 1. Low carb should be first line approach in managing type 2 diabetes 2. Don’t fear fat or cholesterol, instead make them your friends 257d
Tom Watson's weight loss proves official healthy diet advice is useless
The Grocer 305d 1 tweets
The deputy Labour leader’s success with the Pioppi diet shows the government’s Eatwell plate has come to the end of the road, says Joanna Blythman
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Dr Aseem Malhotra Want to lose weight? Start by ignoring Government healthy diet advice! Spot on piece by in #obesity #PioppiDiet #NHS 305d
Association between maternal gluten intake and type 1 diabetes in offspring: national prospective cohort study in Denmark
The BMJ 306d 1 tweets
Objective To examine the association between prenatal gluten exposure and offspring risk of type 1 diabetes in humans. Design National prospective cohort study. Setting National health information registries in Denmark. Participants Pregnant...
High gluten diet in pregnancy linked to increased risk of diabetes in children
Medicalxpress.com 307d 1 tweets
A high gluten intake by mothers during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of their child developing type 1 diabetes, suggests a study published by The BMJ today.
The Keto Diet Helped These 5 Coworkers Lose 220 Pounds
Men's Health 307d 1 tweets
They're known affectionately as the "Keto Krew."
Is Coconut Oil Healthier Than Other Cooking Oils?
Men's Health 306d 1 tweets
Nutritionists determine if your diet needs an oil change
The NHS is 'subconsciously racist', says head of doctors' union
The Telegraph 307d 1 tweets
The NHS is “subconsciously racist” and routinely overlooks ethnic minority doctors for senior posts, the head of the British Medical Association has said.