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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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Nutrition and lifestyle FAQs ‘fill the gap’ in provision from healthcare professionals

Nutrition and lifestyle FAQs ‘fill the gap’ in provision from healthcare professionals

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Only 1 in 2 over-55s aware alcohol increases cancer risk
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Only 1 in 2 over-55s aware alcohol increases cancer risk

Leading cancer prevention and survival charity highlights low awareness of the links between alcohol and cancer in new poll.

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How do we know what cancer prevention information to trust?
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How do we know what cancer prevention information to trust?

With so much information available to us all, how can we know what information to trust, particularly in terms of risk factors and cancer?

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Breastfeeding across the world in 2022
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Breastfeeding across the world in 2022

Jennifer O’Mara looks into the levels of lactation around the world, in particular her home country of Ireland, and explores how rates can be increased

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New study shows dietary cholesterol intake increases bladder cancer risk
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New study shows dietary cholesterol intake increases bladder cancer risk

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Following Cancer Prevention Recommendations improves survival among older adults
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Following Cancer Prevention Recommendations improves survival among older adults

New study finds our Cancer Prevention Recommendations are associated with reduced mortality risk from all causes, cancer and heart disease.

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Looking behind food labels: an expert view on eating right
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Looking behind food labels: an expert view on eating right

Are kids’ yoghurts healthy? What about processed fruit snacks? Is all bread equally healthy? Expert nutritionist Anne Betty answers all this and more

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Experts gather to tackle childhood obesity in Europe
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Experts gather to tackle childhood obesity in Europe

Ioana Vlad analyses nutrition and physical activity policy to prevent childhood obesity in Europe to see where we are and where we’re heading

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Are you being served … too much?
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Are you being served … too much?

Does 1 pizza serve just you … or 3 other people? We went shopping to find out how much a portion of pizza, cheesecake or crisps really is

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‘Nice to finally meet you in 3D’ – in-person meetings are back
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‘Nice to finally meet you in 3D’ – in-person meetings are back

WCRF International Policy and Public Affairs Manager Maggie Wetzel talks about her first time at an in-person World Health Assembly

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Healthy Jubilee picnic ideas inspired by the 1950s
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Healthy Jubilee picnic ideas inspired by the 1950s

Our healthy summer recipes will help your Platinum Jubilee event go royally. Plus we look back to what people were eating when Queen Elizabeth II came to the throne.

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A powerful tool to strengthen our understanding of the evidence in nutrition and cancer
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A powerful tool to strengthen our understanding of the evidence in nutrition and cancer

Until now, we have mainly used traditional methods to study nutrition and cancer, but the time has come to use different tools in order to gain more accurate results

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