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Vegetarian diets and cancer

A major new study funded by World Cancer Research Fund has revealed how non-meat diets may help reduce the risk of specific cancer types

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Understanding barriers – the key to behaviour change
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Understanding barriers – the key to behaviour change

Whether we work in health or not, we’re all aware of the familiar list of excuses that people give for why they struggle to be healthier – and often catch ourselves using them too!

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Advancing food and nutrition security in Brazil
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Advancing food and nutrition security in Brazil

What can we learn from Brazil’s advances in food security?

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Stomach acid reflux and cancer risk
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Stomach acid reflux and cancer risk

The unpleasant symptoms of acid reflux could be doing more damage than just being an inconvenience

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Jamie Oliver calls for a global food revolution
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Jamie Oliver calls for a global food revolution

Food Revolution is a global campaign to provoke debate and inspire positive, meaningful change

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A spotlight on stomach cancer subtypes
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A spotlight on stomach cancer subtypes

What’s the difference between cardia and non-cardia cancers?

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Salt: shaking up the link with stomach cancer
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Salt: shaking up the link with stomach cancer

We found strong evidence that certain high-salt foods are a cause of stomach cancer

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How does alcohol increase cancer risk?
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How does alcohol increase cancer risk?

Alcohol is linked to an increased risk of several cancers, but how does alcohol interact with us to cause this effect?

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Diet, HPV and mouth cancer
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Diet, HPV and mouth cancer

Rates of cancers of the mouth are increasing worldwide due to an increase in those cancers that are linked to a sexually transmitted infection called human papillomavirus (HPV).

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New research shows vegan diets could lower prostate cancer risk
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New research shows vegan diets could lower prostate cancer risk

Vegan diets could help reduce the risk of developing prostate cancer, according to a major new study funded by World Cancer Research Fund

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Sugary drink companies target low & middle-income countries
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Sugary drink companies target low & middle-income countries

Urgent action is needed to prevent sugary drink companies from targeting low and middle-income countries

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We need a whole systems approach to tackle obesity
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We need a whole systems approach to tackle obesity

Obesity has become a truly global problem. No longer is obesity simply a high-income country or adult problem

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Unconscious consumption: is our environment making us eat more?
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Unconscious consumption: is our environment making us eat more?

New year is often a time for making healthy changes – to drink or eat less, or get down to the gym more often

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