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A woman drizzles oil over a salad

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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Weight, cancer and the 2 day diet

Weight, cancer and the 2 day diet

Extra weight has major effects within our cells which can lead to the development and spread of cancer

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Jamie Oliver: Tackle child obesity with compulsory food education
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Jamie Oliver: Tackle child obesity with compulsory food education

Something is seriously wrong with our relationship with food and we need to act now

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Early years key to tackling global obesity epidemic
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Early years key to tackling global obesity epidemic

Evidence from behavioral psychology shows that people like the foods they do as a result of the environment they grew up in

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Is fresh or frozen food better?
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Is fresh or frozen food better?

A recent article questioned whether frozen food is better than fresh, as the ‘freezing process might better preserve vitamins and minerals’.

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Pizza as one of your 5 A DAY? We look beyond the headlines
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Pizza as one of your 5 A DAY? We look beyond the headlines

If we believe recent, excited headlines that scream ‘pizza could count as one of your five a day’, then it seems we could all be racking up our fruit and vegetable portions by way of Italy’s finest export. But before dashing to the takeaway, let’s look behind the headlines of a story that seems too good to be true.

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Latest research on tomatoes, lycopene & prostate cancer
Tomatoes

Latest research on tomatoes, lycopene & prostate cancer

Tomato products have strong anti-cancer effects in animal models of prostate cancer. But the human evidence is more complex

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Fatal prostate cancer is linked to body fatness, leading cancer charity concludes

Fatal prostate cancer is linked to body fatness, leading cancer charity concludes

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Why we’re defending the traffic light food labelling system
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Why we’re defending the traffic light food labelling system

World Cancer Research Fund has defended the UK’s ‘traffic light’ food labelling system after the EU confirmed it had requested the UK government respond to criticisms from food companies.

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Are your food portions in proportion?

Are your food portions in proportion?

Portion sizes of foods in the UK have spiralled “out of control” according to a new report. The Portion Distortion report compared the portion sizes of 245 shop-bought foods with portion sizes of the same foods 20 years ago, and found that many had increased significantly.

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The Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity & Health: 10 Years On

The Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity & Health: 10 Years On

Tackling cancer, cardiovascular diseases, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and diabetes needs an integrated approach

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Bowel cancer: one of the most preventable common cancers
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Bowel cancer: one of the most preventable common cancers

Did you know that each year more than half of bowel cancer diagnoses could have been prevented in the UK?

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Reflections on progress to reduce non-communicable diseases

Reflections on progress to reduce non-communicable diseases

NCDs are well and truly established on the health policy map

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