Argument for the Classical Concept: Human Anti-Glomerular-Basement Nephritis In a special type of glomerulonephritis, the so-called anti-glomerular-basement-membrane (anti-GBM) nephritis, antibodies against the glomerular basement membranes (shortened GBM) are found in the blood of the patients during active periods of the…
An example of a letter sent with my name falsely given as sender: From: Uffe Ravnskov Mon Dec 1 13:19:28 2008 Return Path: <ravnskov@tele2.se> Subject: Cholesterol Message: You really need to get a clue, you stinky buttholed woman. There have…
Terminology (If the index is not shown on your left hand side: click here) Acute interstitial nephritis (AIN) A kidney disease characterized by acute onset, a decreased renal function and microscopic changes mainly located to the renal interstitium (edema and/or…
British Journal of Nutrition (2012), 107, 455–457 Letter to the Editor No scientific support for linking dietary saturated fat to CHD (First published online 14 December 2011) Uffe Ravnskov, Magle Stora Kyrkogata 9. 22350 Lund, Sweden email ravnskov@tele2.se David Diamond…
Lancet 2000;355:69. Sir-Claudio Napoli and colleagues’ (Oct 9, p 1234)1 observation that children from hypercholesterolaemic mothers had more fatty streaks than children from normocholesterolaemic mothers is interesting, but their interpretation of the finding does not agree with present knowledge, or common sense.…
Excerpt from my book Ignore the Awkward! News from the WHO – A Dietary U-Turn After almost twenty years of meticulous reading of the scientific reports about diet and cardiovascular disease I haven’t found any valid argument against saturated fat.…
Published in Modern Dietary fat intakes in disease promotion. Nutr Health 2010, part 2, p 109-119 Uffe Ravnskov, MD, PhD Magle Stora Kyrkogata 9, S-22350 Lund, Sweden Telephone and fax +46 46145022 Email address: ravnskov@tele2.se Abstract To-day a reduction of…
The Crucial Role of Chemical Exposure Uffe Ravnskov, MD, PhD Content Introduction Arguments and Counter-Arguments for the Classical Concept The Postinfectious Occurrence The Immunofluorescence Microscopic Findings Human Anti-Glomerular-Basement Nephritis Immunological Disturbances Acute and Chronic Serum Sickness The Active Heymann Nephritis…
(A shortened excerpt from Fat and Cholesterol are GOOD for You!) Most people ‘know’ that high cholesterol is something to be afraid of and that the most important thing to do to avoid a heart attack is to lower one’s…