Tag Archives: allergy
Patrick Holford, YorkTest and a Migraine Study
Former Visiting Professor Patrick Holford but still Head of Science and Education at Biocare has an enthusiasm for interventions that we wish we might share but, too frequently, when we examine the studies on which he relies, the results do … Continue reading
Filed under food intolerance, IgG tests, intolerance, patrick holford, yorktest
You and Yours on Which? Investigation into Food Intolerance Tests
Radio 4′s You and Yours ran an intereresting segment about the Which? investigation into food intolerance testing. Dr Mike Walker of Cambridge Nutritional Sciences participated and attempted to defend the scientific basis for the IgG food intolerance test. However, he argued that the IgG food intolerance test is not diagnostic of food intolerance. Oddly enough, YorkTest have also made similar statements. Somebody should send Allergy UK and Patrick Holford the memo about this. Continue reading
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Update on Which?, YorkTest and Selective Quoting in Google Sponsored Links
As an interesting update to our recent discussion of the Which? investigation into food intolerance tests, YorkTest seems to have withdrawn its Google sponsored ads that had so egregiously quote-mined and distorted the results of the investigation. However, this incident speaks volumes about the state of transparency in the relationship between YorkTest and the customers that it has and the customers that they are attempting to attract. Continue reading
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YorkTest, Hardman & Hart: there’s a difference between the BMJ and Nutrition and Food Science
A YorkTest brochure about their IgG food intolerance tests states that there are “25 years of the highest quality ‘double blind’ clinical trials that have been published in numerous peer reviewed medical journals, including the British Medical Journal”. No, there aren’t and they have never published in the BMJ. Chutzpah or mistake? Continue reading
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Patrick Holford is an ex-Professor: he has resigned his Visiting Professorship at Teesside. UPDATE: Teesside’s Cactus Clinic also ceases to operate
Patrick Holford has resigned his visiting professorship at the University of Teesside. The Cactus Clinic has ceased to operate: this is unfortunate for the parents who benefited from its services. However, the nutritional assessment programme with its emphasis on unproven tests such as hair mineral analysis and IgG blood tests for food intolerance was not pursuing an evidence-based approach and it is unsettling that this was considered appropriate with such a vulnerable clientele. Continue reading
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My (Paid) Friend Says This Product Is Really Good: FFTB and Cherry-Picking
More and more charities are raising money through strategic alliances with manufacturers and by selling endorsements of products. Charities have to raise funds somehow and this is sensible. However, there is a danger that charities are being used as proxies to endorse products and provide nutritional or health benefit claims that the manufacturers are restricted from making by various pieces of regulation or legislation. We consider the recent endorsement of CherryActive dried cherries by Patrick Holford and the Food for the Brain Foundation: this product does not seem to match the stated criteria for endorsement. Continue reading
Patrick Holford Still Advocates IgG Testing for Food Allergies
Professor Patrick Holford of Teesside University and Head of Science and Education at Biocare frequently upbraids professionals and researchers for what he perceives as their lack of up-to-date research. Holford’s 100%health newsletter for November 2007 is full of the usual … Continue reading
Patrick Holford Endorses Allergy/Intolerance Blood Test: House of Lords Wants Responsible Professionals to Cease Endorsement of Such Techniques
Professor Patrick Holford of Teesside University endorses a blood test that was recently criticised in a House of Lords report that called upon various health professionals to stop endorsing it: so that’s OK then. Continue reading
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Patrick Holford, IgG Food Intolerance Self-Testing and the House of Lords
Professor Patrick Holford is a staunch advocate of the “sound science” behind IgG food intolerance testing. A House of Lords report on allergy services in the UK finds that the test has no proven clinical efficacy. Continue reading
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Patrick Holford, MMR and What Passes for Hard Evidence
Patrick Holford is remarkably generous about sharing his insights and knowledge. The science and politics of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) concern substantial numbers of people. There is a significant research effort to investigate numerous potential aetiologies that might contribute to … Continue reading
