Daily Dairy
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By Dr Ian Campbell January 2012
I have to be honest. At first I didn’t believe it. “I’m allergic to dairy products” wasn’t something I’d heard patients say before. But around 10 years ago I began to come across it more and more. Allergies weren’t high on the agenda when I was a medical student. People who were allergic to one [...]
An Apple A Day
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By Dr Ian Campbell January 2012
“An apple a day keeps….sorry, might….keep the doctor away”. So says a recent study published with many others, I sometimes think, to further confuse everyone. Everyone knows fruit is good for you, so it’s very reassuring that according to researchers in The Netherlands, eating lots of “white fruit”, that is apples,…
Walking the Dog
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By Dr Ian Campbell December 2011
How healthy is your pet? My veterinary colleagues are increasingly concerned about the increasing girth of their clients. Dogs, cats, even rabbits and hamsters are starting to show the effects of too much “love” by their owners. A couple of years ago I was asked by a new campaign group, the Pet Obesity Task Force, [...]
One size doesn’t fit all
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By Dr Ian Campbell December 2011
Eleven years ago I was invited to address 1000 GP’s at a conference on obesity. In Seoul, South Korea. I had to admit I wasn’t too familiar with things Korean so after accepting the invitation I set about my homework. Koreans are not Chinese, or Japanese, they are, very proudly, Korean. But my initial findings [...]
