What is the evidence that having high cholesterol, or high LDL (low-density lipoprotein) levels, increases your chance of getting heart disease?
This week the media picked up on health risks associated with consumption of fizzy drinks – the Scots among us may use the term ‘fizzy juice’; I call it ‘pop’. Perhaps an example of my own personal bias, I thoroughly expected these articles to be riddled with inaccuracies; maybe they would even go so far as to claim a causal link with cancer. Though by no means perfect, I was pleasantly surprised with the content of these pieces, ran by
Rich Thorley takes a closer look at the reporting of statistics in a recent story about the health benefits of coffee.
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