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Review of the plant-based nutrition and lifestyle medicine news September 2024
Review of the plant-based nutrition and lifestyle medicine news September 2024 This month I highlight new guidance on hypertension, lifestyle medicine benefits for COVID-19 and cancer, impact of diet patterns on risk of mortality and more discourse around...
Review of the plant-based nutrition and lifestyle medicine news August 2024
Review of the plant-based nutrition and lifestyle medicine news August 2024 This month I cover studies on some of our commonest causes of ill health, including cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and dementia.Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk...
Review of the plant-based nutrition and lifestyle medicine news July 2024
Review of the plant-based nutrition and lifestyle medicine news July 2024 This month I discuss cancer, gout, physical activity & brain health, benefits of the planetary health diet for physical & mental health, industry influence and a long awaited study on...
Review of the plant-based nutrition and lifestyle medicine news June 2024
Review of the plant-based nutrition and lifestyle medicine news June 2024This month brings us sobering facts about the health of our children, whilst also providing hope that plant-based lifestyle medicine can benefit conditions such as type 2 diabetes and dementia....
Review of the plant-based nutrition and lifestyle medicine news May 2024
Review of the plant-based nutrition and lifestyle medicine news May 2024I was spoilt for choice this month as there have been some superb papers. I link to ones that I haven’t been able to discuss at the end. I cover genetics vs lifestyle, plant-based diets for...
Review of the plant-based lifestyle medicine news April 2024
Review of the plant-based lifestyle medicine news April 2024This month I cover the evolving role of doctors, lifestyle factors and cancer, harms of alcohol consumption, calcium and vitamin D supplementation and the role of our food system in driving climate change....
Review of the plant-based lifestyle medicine news March 2024
Review of the plant-based lifestyle medicine news March 2024This month I cover the benefits of sleep, some good news for bone health and those with arthritis, the role of metabolic syndrome in cancer risk, benefits of herbs and spices and more. Full paper SLEEP...
Review of the plant-based lifestyle medicine news February 2024
Review of the plant-based lifestyle medicine news February 2024There was too much choice this month. I cover brain health, prostate cancer, fatty liver, plant-based pregnancies, healthy ageing and more. Full paper HEALTHY LIFESTYLE AND BRAIN...
Review of the plant-based lifestyle medicine news January 2024
Review of the plant-based lifestyle medicine news January 2024This year we broaden our focus to include all six pillars of lifestyle medicine, alongside plant-based nutrition. I have changed the name of my blog and will increasingly include relevant lifestyle medicine...
A look back at 2023 for Plant-Based Health Professionals UK
Shireen Kassam | Jan 1, 2024
The Top Science Papers of 2023 Supporting Plant-Based Nutrition
The Top Science Papers of 2023 Supporting Plant-Based Nutrition As the pandemic of chronic illness worsens and the health of the planet deteriorates, we have a key solution in plain sight. I summarise the evidence supporting diet change for improving population and...
Review of the plant-based nutrition news November 2023
Review of the plant-based nutrition news November 2023This month I highlight key evidence for shifting diets towards consuming more plants. The benefits include reduction in chronic diseases, increase in life expectancy, better cardiometabolic health and lower risk of...
Review of the plant-based nutrition news October 2023
Review of the plant-based nutrition news October 2023This month I cover healthy ageing, including cognitive health, adverse impacts of red meat consumption, benefits of plant-based diets for pregnancy and athletic performance, optimising iron absorption and more data...
Review of the plant-based nutrition news September 2023
Review of the plant-based nutrition news September 2023As we recover from the VegMed conference, our education and learning continues with a number of new and important studies. There is little doubt that a plant-based diet can prevent and treat chronic conditions and...
Review of the plant-based nutrition news August 2023; a focus on cancer.
Review of the plant-based nutrition news August 2023; a focus on cancer.This month I focus on diet and cancer, ahead of my talk at the VegMed conference in September and to mark the launch of our new short course on cancer at University of Winchester. Many people...
Review of the plant-based nutrition news July 2023
Review of the plant-based nutrition news July 2023This month I cover the latest report on global nutrition, how to do a low-carb diet well, plant-based diets for kidney disease, diet and brain health, the latest results from the Plant for Joints study, the Nordic...
Review of the plant-based nutrition news June 2023
Review of the plant-based nutrition news June 2023This month I highlight studies on plant-based diets and blood lipids, cancer prevention and longevity. In addition, I cover how to do a low-carb diet well, and the impact of diet choices on planetary health....
Review of the plant-based nutrition news May 2023
Review of the plant-based nutrition news May 2023A busy month with a large number of studies. I cover healthy diet patterns for cardiovascular health and type 2 diabetes, the impact of plant-based meat alternatives and fruit and veg on cardiometabolic risk factors,...
Review of the plant-based nutrition news April 2023: Chronic kidney disease
Review of the plant-based nutrition news April 2023: Chronic kidney diseaseTo mark the release of our first of 3 factsheets on plant-based diets and chronic kidney disease, I summarise recent data on the benefits of eating more plants. Until recently the dogma has...
Review of the plant-based nutrition news March 2023: Haematological cancers
Review of the plant-based nutrition news March 2023: Haematological cancersThis month I cover the emerging role of plant-based lifestyle medicine for haematological cancers. This coincides with my preparation for the annual British Society of Haematology conference in...
Review of the week’s plant-based nutrition news 22nd January 2023
A review of the week's plant-based nutrition news 22nd January 2023This week I focus on diet patterns and foods that promote longevity. No surprises, it’s all the healthy plant foods. This week the Time Health Commission reports on the rising level of chronic ill...
Review of the week’s plant-based nutrition news 15th January 2023
A review of the week's plant-based nutrition news 15th January 2023This week I focus on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), a condition that is at pandemic proportion, the commonest cause of liver disease globally and the fastest growing indication for liver...
Review of the week’s plant-based nutrition news 8th January 2023
A review of the week's plant-based nutrition news 8th January 2023Happy new year to you all. Welcome to the 10th anniversary of the Veganuary campaign and the international year of millets. I start the year with a reminder that plant-based diets are front and centre...
A look back at 2022 for Plant-Based Health Professionals UK
Shireen Kassam | Dec 18, 2022
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