Breast 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 related to the ‘Western lifestyle’. The...
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...
COVID-19: Maintaining a healthy immune system through diet and lifestyle, plus video – Pandemics: history and prevention We 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...
Plant-based diets and risk of stroke There are two types of stroke; haemorrhagic and ischaemic. The vast majority are ischaemic and share the same risk factors as ischaemic heart disease. Stroke represents a huge burden of disease globally. The Global Burden of...
Plant-based diets for maintaining a healthy weight Overweight 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...
Diet and prostate cancer The 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 most common cancer in men in the UK. There are different stages of PC, all arising...
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