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Well that went badly

This scientist just got roasted  Yet more unhelpful headlines about weight and diet  How to reduce your diabetes risk safely and naturally Well, that went badly. Last month, Prof Roy Taylor, from Newcastle University, spoke at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes’ annual conference. In his speech he talked about new data which found that people of ‘normal weight’ with type-2 diabetes could “achieve remission” by losing weight. I’ve put ‘normal weight’ in inverted commas because that’s already…
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Macca talks macular degeneration

Why this 78-year old Beatle doesn’t need glasses  The truth about eye yoga  Three simple exercises that boost your eyesight It’s been another week of carnage and misery in the global news. However, there was a quirky health story this week. You probably saw it, as it was all over the media, from Woman’s World to The Telegraph to The Daily Mail, to the NME (of all things!). These very different publications all revealed that former Beatle, Paul McCartney, does…
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