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| Dr '''Aseem Malhotra''' is a cardiologist and former clinical associate to the ]. June 2014 - June 2015 | |||
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| ==Summary== | |||
| Dr Aseem Malhotra is an internationally renowned award- winning consultant cardiologist and best-selling author of The Pioppi Diet (1) | |||
| He is a member of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges Choosing Wisely Steering Group and in 2015 became the youngest member to be appointed to the board of trustees to prestigious health think tank, The King’s Fund. (2) | |||
| He has been particularly prominent in attacking the ] to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. He denounces what he calls the government’s "obsession" with levels of total ], which, he says, has led to the overmedication of millions of people with ]s, and has diverted attention from the "more egregious" risk factor of ] ]. He directs his attention to the effects of ] and in particular on its hypothesised role in ].<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Malhotra|first1=Aseem|title=Saturated fat is not the major issue|journal=British Medical Journal|date=22 October 2013|volume=347|page=f6340|url=http://www.bmj.com/content/347/bmj.f6340|accessdate=13 May 2015|doi=10.1136/bmj.f6340}}</ref> He advocates a 20% sugary drinks tax, which, he claims, would reduce the number of people in the UK becoming obese by 180,000 within a year.<ref>{{cite news|title=A glass of water a day 'can cut diabetes risk by a quarter'|url=http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/574157/glass-water-a-day-can-cut-diabetes-risk-by-a-quarter|accessdate=13 May 2015|publisher=Daily Express|date=1 May 2015}}</ref> According to Malhotra, the public wrongly believe that obesity is due to a sedentary lifestyle, when the blame for the rise in obesity should be directed towards the type and amount of calories consumed.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sugar, not laziness, makes us fat: Poor diet responsible for more disease than lack of exercise, smoking and alcohol combined, say doctors|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3051515/Sugar-not-laziness-makes-fat-Poor-diet-responsible-disease-lack-exercise-smoking-alcohol-combined-say-doctors.html|accessdate=13 May 2015|publisher=Daily Mail}}</ref> He makes his claims in articles which are not peer-reviewed and are widely rejected by experts in the field<ref>https://health.spectator.co.uk/dietitians-like-me-dont-take-the-pioppi-diet-seriously/</ref>. Malhotra has not performed any independent research in the area and lacks any qualifications in nutritional science. He is notorious for using social media platforms in order to criticise dietitians and other experts in the nutrition field, who he claims are in the pay of Big Food<ref>http://angry-chef.com/blog/the-most-powerful-chef-in-the-universe</ref>. | |||
| He has been particularly prominent in attacking the to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. He denounces what he calls the government’s "obsession" with levels of total , which, he says, has led to the overmedication of millions of people with , and has diverted attention from the "more egregious" risk factor of . He directs his attention to the effects of and in particular on its role in type 2 diabetes (3) He advocates a 20% sugary drinks tax, which, he claims, would reduce the number of people in the UK becoming obese by 180,000 within a year.(4) According to Malhotra, the public wrongly believe that obesity is due to a sedentary lifestyle, when the blame for the rise in obesity should be directed towards the type and amount of calories consumed. He has written a number of impactful editorials in peer reviewed high impact medical journals. | |||
| He believes that over-diagnosis and over-treatment is “the greatest threat to our healthcare system”.<ref>{{cite news|title='Over-treating' patients is wasteful, unnecessary and can cause them harm, campaign claims|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/overtreating-patients-is-wasteful-unnecessary-and-can-cause-them-harm-campaign-claims-10245283.html|accessdate=13 May 2015|publisher=Independent|date=13 May 2015}}</ref> He says that in the UK at least £2bn is wasted each year on unnecessary tests and treatment.<ref>{{cite news|title=Is the failure of health regulation damaging our well-being?|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/feb/01/nhs-drugs-companies-wasting-money-trials-nice|accessdate=13 May 2015|publisher=Guardian|date=1 February 2015}}</ref> | |||
| ==Bibliography== | |||
| The Pioppi Diet (with Donal O'Neill), Penguin Books, 2017 {{ISBN|9781405932639}} | |||
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Revision as of 16:29, 6 March 2018
Summary
Dr Aseem Malhotra is an internationally renowned award- winning consultant cardiologist and best-selling author of The Pioppi Diet (1)
He is a member of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges Choosing Wisely Steering Group and in 2015 became the youngest member to be appointed to the board of trustees to prestigious health think tank, The King’s Fund. (2)
He has been particularly prominent in attacking the standard advice on saturated fat consumption to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. He denounces what he calls the government’s "obsession" with levels of total cholesterol, which, he says, has led to the overmedication of millions of people with statins, and has diverted attention from the "more egregious" risk factor of atherogenic dyslipidaemia. He directs his attention to the effects of sugar and in particular on its role in type 2 diabetes (3) He advocates a 20% sugary drinks tax, which, he claims, would reduce the number of people in the UK becoming obese by 180,000 within a year.(4) According to Malhotra, the public wrongly believe that obesity is due to a sedentary lifestyle, when the blame for the rise in obesity should be directed towards the type and amount of calories consumed. He has written a number of impactful editorials in peer reviewed high impact medical journals.