Category Archives: Food for the brain
Oxford University, Food for the Brain, Alzheimer’s Disease and a Curious Test
The People’s Medical Journal (aka Daily Mail) has a touching faith in the value of early diagnosis and screening tests. It would be rather charming to note that their history of being wrong has not as yet reduced them to … Continue reading
Filed under Alzheimer's, Food for the brain, patrick holford
Food for the Brain schizophrenia research project
Food for the Brain “MSc Research Project into a Nutritional Approach for the Treatment of Schizophrenia” is close to beginning. I have concerns. Continue reading
Filed under Food for the brain, Food for the brain foundation
Daily Record Promotes Nutritionism Nonsense: There Is A Patrick Holford Connection, Of Course
Former Visiting Professor Patrick Holford of Teesside University has a subscription 100%health service. Subscribers pay for information that will transform their life and health. Daily Record carries an item from a recent newsletter: it is riddled with the obvious and also some remarkable errors – e.g., the nutritional composition of chicken breast. When UK universities pay for accreditation of their catering facilities by such experts, precisely what are they spending their money on? Continue reading
Holford gives poor advice about dietary restrictions for children. Again
Last year, Food for the Brain modified some advice on dietary exclusions for children – when we pointed out that such changes should be implemented under medical and/or dietetic supervision. We were therefore disappointed to see iAfrica reporting Holford’s advice … Continue reading
Food for the Brain, Russell Partnership and Universities That Should Know Better: Updated
A small but increasing number of UK universities are spending money on accreditation from Food for the Brain. Why? The FFTB educational materials contain mis-information or are embarrassingly simplistic. HolfordWatch has some reservations about the value of FFTB audits. Why aren’t catering depts. that need guidance asking the specialist depts. of their own universities? Continue reading
The Advertising Standards Authority May Be Closing Some Loopholes: About Time
YouTube virals must play by US ad rules: UK advertising rules may change to close loophole. We have blogged several ASA rulings that involve Patrick Holford and Equazen where the ASA has found that their advertising in untruthful, unsubstantiated etc. and yet, these breaches of advertising guidelines continue because of various loopholes. The ASA may be about to close some of those loopholes. Continue reading
Filed under Food for the brain, Holford, patrick holford, supplements
Canard-ridden Holford interview in National Health Executive Review
Patrick Holford and Food for the Brain think that a profile of Holford in the National Health Executive shows him in a good light despite some extraordinary questions. The piece is so odd that it really doesn’t do anything except raise questions about why this piece was published. However, NHE advertises that it is an effective outlet for marketing campaigns so perhaps the publication of this article isn’t so odd. Continue reading
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Who Wrote About Food for the Brain in The Economist: Conflict of Interest?
It is with great sorrow and yet some amusement that we report the identity of the writer responsible for the recent, lamentable, credulous write-up about the Food for the Brain conference in The Economist. The article lauded nutritional approaches to the treatment of addiction. When you learn the identity of the author, you may think that there is a conflict of interest, we couldn’t possibly comment. Continue reading
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The Economist: The End of a Childhood Illusion
The Economist carried a particularly ill-judged piece about “new treatments for addiction” that were discussed at the recent Food for the Brain conference. The piece is the sort of shoddy scholarship that is more typically associated with other news outlets and it is distressing to see it in a publication as reputable as The Economist: a childhood illusion has been shattered. Continue reading
Filed under 5-HTP, Food for the brain, Holford, omega 3, patrick holford, supplements
Equazen and the ASA – Again
The Advertising Standards Authority has issued another adjudication against Equazen for their advertising for their fish oil supplements. Specifically, it seems that Equazen’s ad had “indirectly offered a treatment for a serious condition and was, therefore, in breach of the CAP Code”. It is rather distressing that Equazen doesn’t seem to be grasping this point, despite multiple corrections. Maybe the pills don’t work on themselves? Continue reading
Filed under children, Food for the brain, patrick holford, supplements
