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Are seed oils good or bad for our health?

Seed oils such as sunflower, rapeseed and sesame oil are found in everything from salad dressings to stir-fries. But with mixed messages in the media, people can be left wondering: are these oils helpful or harmful to our health?

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Why I ran a 10k for cancer prevention

Raffaella Masselli shares what inspired her to run a 10,000m race to raise money for our cancer prevention and survival work

Exercise snacking: how short bursts of activity could cut your cancer risk

Exercise snacking: how short bursts of activity could cut your cancer risk

Exercise snacking is a new approach to physical activity, which focuses on short bursts a couple of times a day, rather than, say, going on a run or heading to the gym for an hour.

Clubbercise founder Claire on life after bowel cancer

A bowel cancer diagnosis during lockdown shocked our supporter Claire Burlison to the core.

Looking back at 5 years of the UK Soft Drinks Industry Levy

Looking back at 5 years of the UK Soft Drinks Industry Levy

More than 45,000 tonnes of sugar has been removed from soft drinks in the UK following the tax introduced in 2018. Jennifer O’Mara and Ioana Vlad from our Policy team consider the levy’s impact

How to have a healthy plant-based Easter

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How to have a healthy plant-based Easter

Whether you want to cut down on meat to benefit the environment or your health, we have top tips for a happy, vegan or veggie Easter

Raising the rafters with Popchoir at London St Pancras

Raising the rafters with Popchoir at London St Pancras

Popchoir were the No1 act in town last month with a concert-ed effort to raise lots of money for World Cancer Research Fund while singing pop classics to commuters

How being more active can protect women against breast cancer

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How being more active can protect women against breast cancer

Associate Prof Brigid Lynch, a cancer epidemiologist in Australia, shares her latest evidence on what happens in a woman’s body when she exercises to reduce her risk of breast cancer

Ultra-processed food increases cancer rates, new research shows

Ultra-processed food increases cancer rates, new research shows

Nearly 20% rise in ovarian cancer for UPF-heavy diets, worrying research funded by World Cancer Research Fund shows.

Making healthy eating fun for children

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Making healthy eating fun for children

With our recipes for children to enjoy eating and cooking, Eat Move Learn programme for families, and Family flavours cookbook, your children will love learning about food

The politics of processed meat

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The politics of processed meat

Our Head of Policy and Public Affairs Rebecca Taylor delves into the politics of processed meat in light of WCRF’s UK Cancer Prevention Awareness Week 2023 and the importance of reducing our processed meat consumption to reduce cancer risk.

CO-CREATE project publishes novel methods for youth engagement and benchmarking of national obesity prevention policies

Eating less processed meat reduces bowel cancer risk

Eating less processed meat reduces bowel cancer risk

New research shows 8,500 bowel cancer deaths per year could be prevented if people stop eating processed meat

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