Hello, I’m Lynne and I’m delighted to have joined the HEART UK team as one of their Dietetic Advisor’s. Since I’ve started, it’s been a busy couple of months getting to know everyone and learning all about the charity’s fantastic work. I’m absolutely thrilled to be working alongside such awesome, dedicated and enthusiastic people.
"They say the real side effects of statins are being hushed up, and there is a conspiracy between pharmaceutical companies, heart charities, doctors, our most respected universities and the researchers who work in them, to silence them, cover up ‘the truth’ and ensure as many people as possible take the medication to boost profits. None of it is right." says The Daily Mail.
I have been reflecting on the past few weeks activity of HEART UK. There have been many highs, tinged with reminders about why we do what we do. Read more in my blog, by Jules Payne Chief Executive.
"I am particularly proud of our achievement to ensure 25% of people with FH will be diagnosed and treated within 5 years. Without HEART UK this target would not be there." Jules Payne, Chief Executive of HEART UK
A recent review has concluded a low saturated fat diet should continue to be recommended in those with FH.
Due to the scale of LDL reductions required in FH management, medication is considered the cornerstone of treatment and dietary therapy has received less emphasis. The purpose of the current review was to re-assess the case for reducing saturated fat and determine the value of dietary management for FH patients.
Three lovely ladies from FLexercise popped into HEART UK to present us with a cheque for over £3,000. FLexercise raised the funds doing a ‘virtual step’ challenge for National Fitness Day in September.
'...celebrities, actors, activists, and politicians with no specific knowledge or training use their fame to promote a message that causes serious harm. Individuals who are neither physicians nor scientists, but often with a specific agenda, have outsized influence over our lives. They dispute scientific evidence without ever having studied it.
