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How do plant-based diets prevent cardiovascular diseaseThere are several ways in which plant-based diets modify the risk of cardiovascular disease and its main risk factors. At the core of cardiovascular disease is the development of atherosclerosis — the build up of...

Paleo and low-carb diets: what the science saysThere are a number of popular diet plans which promise a variety of health benefits. These include ‘low-carb’, ‘keto’ and ‘Paleo’ and are diets which all limit the consumption of carbohydrates to various degrees,...

Preventing and surviving breast cancerBreast cancer is now the commonest cancer in the UK and the most common cancer in women globally. 1in 7 women in the UK will develop breast cancer in their lifetime. Breast cancer is more common in high income countries, in part...

Is Hector Bellerin’s vegan diet to be blamed for his slow injury recovery? (A response article To James McNicholas’ "Is Hector Bellerin helped or hindered by his veganism?”) (Image may be subject to copyright) The problem with poor journalism is that it does not exist...

COVID-19: Maintaining a healthy immune system through diet and lifestyle, plus video - Pandemics: history and preventionWe are facing an unprecedented health crisis with COVID-19 now classified as a pandemic. I am unable to offer any guarantees and don’t mean to...

Plant-based diets for maintaining a healthy weightOverweight and obesity are at epidemic proportions and a major factor in the rise of non-communicable diseases, including cardiovascular disease, certain cancers, type 2 diabetes, chronic kidney disease and...

Omega-3 Supplementation By Dr Shireen KassamThere is an open question as to whether those following 100% plant-based diets should take a long chain omega-3 supplement. There are 3 main omega-3 fatty acids. The short chain omega-3 fatty acid alpha linolenic acid (ALA)...

How does diet and lifestyle drive chronic disease?Most chronic diseases share similar pathogenic mechanisms, even though the manifestations of these diseases may differ. The key driver is low grade chronic inflammation. Inflammation is the body’s response to any sort...

Five surprising benefits of a plant-based dietMany of the important benefits of a plant-based diet – particularly for climate health and animals – are well known. Yet despite the science being very clear, there remains confusion about the impact on human health. We...

The top 10 studies of 2019 supporting plant-based nutrition for health1. The Eat-Lancet Commission on food, planet, health. The year started with the publication of the most up to date analysis of what constitutes a healthy diet. Conducted by the Eat-Lancet...

Why are nutrition and lifestyle so important?There is a global epidemic of chronic disease termed non-communicable diseases (NCDs). According to the World Health Organisation, 71% of all deaths globally each year (41 million people) are caused by NCDs. Four conditions...

Bacon on hospitals’ menu — an oxymoron of our health system?Would hospital patients be better off if they could bring their own meals from home? Data obtained via a Freedom of Information Request revealed earlier this year that 113 NHS hospitals serve...

Food for Your Mood Rosie Martin, Registered DietitionThe month of May saw Mental Health Awareness Week (May 13th-19th 2019), with both health professionals and the public working to raise the profile of mental health disorders. We talked awareness, body image, mental...

A Whole Food Plant-Based Psychologist Food within psychotherapeutic journeys* by Dr Barry Orr barry@starchivoreandrunning.comWhen I first applied to become a member of Plant-Based Health Professionals UK on 23rd January 2019, I was told that I was the first clinical...