{"id":34838,"date":"2015-07-27T12:08:12","date_gmt":"2015-07-27T11:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bmj\/?p=34838"},"modified":"2015-07-30T11:46:22","modified_gmt":"2015-07-30T10:46:22","slug":"the-bmj-today-the-landmark-announcement-that-wasnt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bmj\/2015\/07\/27\/the-bmj-today-the-landmark-announcement-that-wasnt\/","title":{"rendered":"The BMJ Today: The landmark announcement that wasn’t"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Farewell to dietary cholesterol<\/strong>
\nThe US Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee has released its recommendations for the next edition of Dietary Guidelines for Americans. In an editorial on thebmj.com<\/a>, Daan Kromhout writes that the committee\u2019s recommendation that dietary cholesterol should no longer be a \u201cnutrient of concern\u201d, has been cause for much discussion. As has the omission of a recommendation on total fat consumption.<\/p>\n

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\"alzheimers_mashup\"<\/a>\u00a0 The landmark announcement that wasn\u2019t<\/strong>
\nIn this week\u2019s No Holds Barred column<\/a>, Margaret McCartney discusses the media\u2019s recent coverage of solanezumab, the so called \u201clandmark drug to stop Alzheimer\u2019s disease.\u201d Looking at the facts of the case she concludes, \u201cThis is no breakthrough. How did this paper score such extraordinary publicity?\u201d<\/p>\n

\"finalversion-man\"<\/a>What not to wear<\/strong>
\nChoosing what to wear to work is difficult at the best of times, but it can be a particular minefield for doctors. Kathy Oxtoby writes in BMJ Careers<\/a> that the demise of the white coat has made life much harder for doctors, who saw it as a badge of office that they could be proud of. \u201cWhen we wore white coats we looked quite smart, and like doctors,\u201d one consultant says, \u201cNow the average doctor looks like a building labourer.\u201d<\/p>\n