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<\/i> <\/abbr><\/div>[vc_column_text lead=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1542277233449{padding-right: 100px !important;padding-left: 100px !important;}”]Short Read – My opinion and thoughts on topical issues in the world of health and nutrition.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]\n\t
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NCDs | What is Eating Africa?<\/a>\n <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n \n Dr Nam Mburu<\/span><\/a><\/small>, Micro Blog<\/a>, dietary diseases<\/a>, kenya<\/a>, NCDs<\/a><\/small>, 0 <\/i><\/a><\/small> <\/span>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
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  The Nairobi I grew up in, in the 80s, is now largely unrecognisable. Fast food eateries have mushroomed...<\/p> <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n

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HIDDEN DIABETES | The Pitfalls of only Measuring Glucose<\/a>\n <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n \n Dr Nam Mburu<\/span><\/a><\/small>, Micro Blog<\/a>, HbA1C<\/a>, hidden diabetes<\/a>, insulin resistance<\/a>, type 2 diabetes<\/a><\/small>, 0 <\/i><\/a><\/small> <\/span>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
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  Diagnosing frank or hidden diabetes currently centers around glucose measurements. Fasting and post-meal glucose readings are often used.\u00a0HbA1C...<\/p> <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n

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MODERATION | A Dangerous Fallacy – Weight Loss<\/a>\n <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n \n Dr Nam Mburu<\/span><\/a><\/small>, Micro Blog<\/a>, carbohydrates<\/a>, dietary guidelines<\/a>, insulin resistance<\/a>, metabolic syndrome<\/a>, type 2 diabetes<\/a><\/small>, 0 <\/i><\/a><\/small> <\/span>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
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  If you are already overweight, the idea that you can eat ”everything in moderation” is a fallacy at...<\/p> <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n

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BRAIN FOOD | No Carbs Necessary – Thriving on Ketones<\/a>\n <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n \n Dr Nam Mburu<\/span><\/a><\/small>, Micro Blog<\/a>, brain food<\/a>, ketogenic diets<\/a>, ketones<\/a><\/small>, 0 <\/i><\/a><\/small> <\/span>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
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  Our diets must contain essential fatty acids, such as omega 3. It must also contain essential amino acids....<\/p> <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n

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VITAMIN D | The Blind leading the Blind<\/a>\n <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n \n Dr Nam Mburu<\/span><\/a><\/small>, Micro Blog<\/a>, micronutrients<\/a>, statins<\/a>, vitamin D<\/a><\/small>, 0 <\/i><\/a><\/small> <\/span>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
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  Vitamin D is one of four fat-soluble vitamins, A, D, E and K. As it can also be...<\/p> <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n

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LORCASERIN | Not the Holy Grail – A Brief Review<\/a>\n <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n \n Dr Nam Mburu<\/span><\/a><\/small>, Micro Blog<\/a>, diets<\/a>, lorcaserin<\/a>, weight loss pills<\/a><\/small>, 0 <\/i><\/a><\/small> <\/span>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
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  ”SLIMMING PILL HAILED ‘HOLY GRAIL’ IN TACKLING OBESITY”, the headlines read. Except that it is not. Lorcaserin is...<\/p> <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n

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ALCOHOL | The Dose makes the Poison<\/a>\n <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n \n Dr Nam Mburu<\/span><\/a><\/small>, Micro Blog<\/a>, alcohol<\/a>, relative risk<\/a><\/small>, 0 <\/i><\/a><\/small> <\/span>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
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  Zero Alcohol is Healthy In September 2018, a major international study was published in The Lancet. The authors...<\/p> <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n

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E-CIGARETTES | Nicotine – The Winners and the Winners<\/a>\n <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n \n Dr Nam Mburu<\/span><\/a><\/small>, Micro Blog<\/a>, e-cigarettes<\/a>, lung cancer<\/a>, nicotine<\/a>, nitrosamines<\/a><\/small>, 0 <\/i><\/a><\/small> <\/span>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
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  Smokers generally don’t enjoy smoking \u2013 despite die-hard smokers protests to the contrary. Despite e-cigarette being a much...<\/p> <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n

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NITRITES | The Demonisation of Bacon<\/a>\n <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n \n Dr Nam Mburu<\/span><\/a><\/small>, Micro Blog<\/a>, bacon<\/a>, cancer<\/a>, nitrites<\/a>, processed food<\/a><\/small>, 0 <\/i><\/a><\/small> <\/span>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
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  The food police tell us that bacon is harmful because it contains nitrites. There remains a lot of...<\/p> <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n

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THE FRENCH PARADOX – A Black Swan Event?<\/a>\n <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n \n Dr Nam Mburu<\/span><\/a><\/small>, Micro Blog<\/a>, cholesterol<\/a>, french paradox<\/a>, heart disease<\/a>, saturated fat<\/a><\/small>, 0 <\/i><\/a><\/small> <\/span>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
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  The French have the highest consumption of animal fat in Europe, and\/yet the lowest rate of heart disease....<\/p> <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n

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WAIST LOSS – Not Weight Loss<\/a>\n <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n \n Dr Nam Mburu<\/span><\/a><\/small>, Micro Blog<\/a>, diabetes<\/a>, visceral fat<\/a>, waist<\/a>, waist loss<\/a>, weight loss<\/a><\/small>, 0 <\/i><\/a><\/small> <\/span>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
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  A large waist is neither attractive nor a sign of prosperity. Protruding (pot) bellies may once have been...<\/p> <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n

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COCA-COLONISATION – Money, Soda and Disease<\/a>\n <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n \n Dr Nam Mburu<\/span><\/a><\/small>, Micro Blog<\/a>, big food<\/a>, coca-cola<\/a>, diabetes<\/a>, fructose<\/a>, insulin<\/a>, kenya<\/a>, soda<\/a>, sugar<\/a><\/small>, 0 <\/i><\/a><\/small> <\/span>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
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  There is no escaping the tentacles of the Coca-Cola brand. In the most remote parts of Kenya, you...<\/p> <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n

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