I occasionally post stuff to other blogs mainly about birds however there are some things that do not fit into the North Lancs Ringing Group blog. As a result I feel it is time to have my own blog. Don't expect weekly updates nor updates on any topic in particular. I have no doubt occasional things will appear about birds, IT, technology in general and the up and coming one will be about a family of diseases close to me collectively known as Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
The media coverage following an interview with a consultant gastroenterologist on the BBC was widely reproduced with many outlets essentially blaming the rapid rise in Crohn's disease on over consumption of junk food. While there is some evidence of a correlation between junk food consumption and diagnosis of Crohn's there is no proven causal link. In the up and coming post I shall go into further detail and cover the media coverage.
