All blog posts in Diet and Cancer

People sharing a pizza
Nutrition and breast cancer in South Africa
20 March 2019
How has the nutrition transition affected breast cancer risk in South Africa?
Person examining the nutrition information on a box of food
Beyond nutrients: alternative approaches to analysing dietary intake data
19 January 2018
An update from the IUNS 21st International Congress of Nutrition and recent developments in the analysis of dietary intake data
A glass of milk in a laboratory
Milk and prostate cancer – how are they linked?
08 May 2017
Many studies have suggested that drinking large amounts of milk may increase the risk of prostate cancer
A picture of a cooked steak
Red meat and bowel cancer risk – how strong is the evidence?
23 October 2015
We examine the links between red meat, processed meat and colorectal (bowel) cancer
Cows grazing in front of tower blocks
Improving urban diets in an increasingly urban world
15 October 2015
Urbanisation is rapidly taking over many regions of the world, and that may be bad news for our diets
A group of children running
Physical activity & children – we need innovative approaches
08 July 2015
How do we ensure that young people grow up to live long and healthy lives? 
Weight, cancer and the 2 day diet
05 June 2015
Extra weight has major effects within our cells which can lead to the development and spread of cancer
Tomatoes growing on the vine
Latest research on tomatoes, lycopene & prostate cancer
03 December 2014
Tomato products have strong anti-cancer effects in animal models of prostate cancer. But the himan evidence is more complex
Nutrition and chronic diseases
28 February 2013
What is it about nutrition that makes it important for the prevention of so many chronic diseases?