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Fascinating, thank you for these articles, the Mail one needs re-reading, and some note-taking, it's so information-dense!

Re your comment on Ozempic in the Times article: our natural GLP-1 hormone can be boosted by eating nutrient-dense foods like nuts, whole grains, etc, which you are recommending, but you don't make the specific link - or have I missed it elsewhere?

You also emphasise plant-based diet: why no exploration of the benefits of meat, eg the bioavailability of iron from red meat is orders of magnitude higher than from plant sources. Not to mention, it also stimulates GLP-1! So many studies conflate eg steaks with hamburgers (they are in no way the same thing). I've read many scientists, nutritionists, doctors, arguing that the bad outcomes attributed to 'meat' are more likely to be down to 'UPF meat'. They also often say the harms are 'not proven', and more research is required. No surprise, from scientists...

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