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Plant-based diets: eating for our health and the planet

The term plant-based has increased in popularity recently, and for good reason! But what are plant-based diets? Can they promote health for us and the planet?

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Experts gather to tackle childhood obesity in Europe

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

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

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

‘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

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.

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

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

Weight gain linked to poorer survival rate for bowel and breast cancer patients

Weight gain linked to poorer survival rate for bowel and breast cancer patients

Important new findings show that a higher BMI means an increase in death rate for people with breast or bowel cancer.

What does the delay to UK junk food legislation mean?

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What does the delay to UK junk food legislation mean?

June 2023: The UK government has delayed legislation to ban junk food multi-buy deals until October 2025. What will the impact of this delay be and why is it so important?

Putting plantain on the menu: the African and Caribbean Eatwell Guide

Putting plantain on the menu: the African and Caribbean Eatwell Guide

Black African and Caribbean people have a higher risk of developing heart disease and some cancers. So why does health advice not include common African and Caribbean food?

Prevention must be at the heart of the UK’s new cancer plan

Prevention must be at the heart of the UK’s new cancer plan

Kate Oldridge-Turner highlights the non-negotiable areas for the UK government’s 10-year cancer plan

Good health doesn’t need to be taxing

Good health doesn’t need to be taxing

Barbados recently doubled a tax on sugary drinks to tackle the growing burden of disease. Maggie Wetzel explores what spurred Barbados into action.

What is ultra-processed food and should we be worried about it?

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What is ultra-processed food and should we be worried about it?

A 2018 study found that more than 50% of the calories that an average person in the UK eats come from ultra-processed foods. So what exactly is ultra-processed food, and should we be limiting it?

Metabolites: our research into how obesity can cause cancer

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Metabolites: our research into how obesity can cause cancer

We know that people who live with overweight or obesity have a higher risk of cancer. So why are we funding more research into the links?

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