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Why two sisters and cancer doctors wrote a book on plant-based diets
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Expert Tips from the PBHP team on How to Thrive on a Plant-Based Diet
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Eating Eggs. An extract from the book Eating Plant-Based. Scientific Answers to Your Nutrition Questions
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A look back at 2021 for Plant-Based Health Professionals UK
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The Health Benefits of Nuts and Seeds
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Diet and prostate cancer
Diet and prostate cancerThe prostate is a walnut-sized gland that sits behind the bladder and in front of the rectum and secretes fluid into semen. Prostate cancer (PC) is the most common cancer in men in the UK. There are different stages of PC, all arising from a...
About Soya
Yianjia lee, Fresh Tofu at the Market. Flikr.com. CCAbout Soya Dr Nitu Bajekal FRCOG Dip IBLM Consultant Gynaecologist and Women’s Health Expert Lifestyle Medicine Physiciannitubajekal.comAlso known as Glycine Max, the soya bean is a legume, first grown in China 3000...
Vegan diet and bone fractures
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Plant-based diet index
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Can diet be used to prevent and reverse diseases facing the western world to-day?
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Plant-based diets and risk of stroke
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A lockdown opportunity to bring lifestyle medicine into the mainstream
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How to help patients transition to a healthy and sustainable plant-based diet
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Coconut oil is not heart healthy
Coconut oil is not heart healthy Highly successful Industry marketing has convinced many that coconut oil is a ‘health food’. This well conducted meta-analysis of 16 studies confirms this not to be true. Coconut oil consistently leads to an increase in blood...
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The Independent | March 19, 2022
Doctors call for schools to ditch meat and milk for vegan meals
Joe | March 12, 2022
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Daily Star | March 09, 2022
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Techno Trenz | March 08, 2022
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High cholesterol: The foods that 'trap cholesterol particles' to lower levels
The Express | February 19, 2022
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The Independent | February 12, 2022
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Evening Standard | February 11, 2022
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The Express | February 5, 2022
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The Green Bee | February 1, 2022
Vegan protein: your complete guide to getting enough in your diet, if you’re plant-based
Marie Claire | January 31, 2022
Cancer: The popular January diet that could cut your risk of developing cancer by 19%
The Express | January 8, 2022
NHS Could ‘Save’ Over £30 Billion If The UK Went Vegan, Says Doctor
Plant Based News | January 7, 2022
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The Independent | January 7, 2022
NHS ‘would save £30,000,000,000’ if everyone went vegan
Europe Breaking News | January 6, 2022
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Metro | January 6, 2022
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South China Morning Post | October 19, 2021
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Mick Walter & Shireen Kassam | October 9, 2021
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The Independent | September 24, 2021
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Good to Know | August 10, 2021
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The Independent | August 2, 2021
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Metro | July 27, 2021
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Vice | July 22, 2021
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The Stylist | July, 2021
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Oxford Academic | June 30, 2021
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The Independent | June 23, 2021
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CNBC | June 23, 2021
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The Independent | May 22, 2021
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VeganLifeMag.com | May 11, 2021
60 Senior Staff At Major UK Hospital Ditch Meat And Fish In Sustainability Drive
plantbasednews.org | May 9, 2021
Two thirds of Brits would ‘rather die early than give up meat’
metro.co.uk | May 2, 2021
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Sustain Health | Apr 29, 2021
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Plant Based News | Apr 29, 2021
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Plant Based News | Apr 27, 2021
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Vegan Life | Apr 16, 2021
New study links red meat consumption with heart disease
Daily Mail Online | Apr 15, 2021
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Futurenromal.org.uk. | Apr 4, 2021
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Open Access Govt. | Mar 25, 2021
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Yahoo | Mar 19, 2021
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Plant Based News | Mar 12, 2021
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Plant Based News | Mar 3, 2021
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Plant Based News | Feb 8, 2021
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The Mirror | Feb 1, 2021
Doctor who turned down radiotherapy believes plant based diet keeps her cancer free
The Mirror | Feb 1, 2021
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the-breakdown.co.uk | Feb, 2021
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Response to media article on blood tests for vegan pupils at the Cheltenham Ladies’ College
Daily Mail | Oct 13, 2020
Will you lose weight on a plant-based diet?
bbc.co.uk | October 2020
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mirror.co.uk | Mar 30, 2020
Over 100 doctors call for tax on junk food to handle obesity epidemic
metro.co.uk | May 27, 2020
Doctors urge UK to go vegan to avoid future pandemic
metro.co.uk | May 22, 2020
Cancer-Causing Processed Meat Should Not Be Served In Hospitals, Says Doctor
Plant Based News | May 22, 2020
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Plant Based News | May 18, 2020
Plant-based diets could prevent a future pandemic say doctors
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Doctors criticize Belgian authorities for wanting to criminalize vegan diets for kids
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The gut health pitfalls to avoid on a vegan diet
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Rebuttal against Dr Malhotra's statement regarding vegetarian diets
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