News Reviews

A review of the week's plant-based nutrition news 22nd August 2021This week I cover the risk of cardiovascular disease in South Asians, how lignans reduce the risk of heart disease, the impact of healthy habits on the risk of lupus, plant-based diets and risk of death...

A review of the week's plant-based nutrition news 15th August 2021This week I cover important studies on diet and cardiovascular disease, a review of ketogenic diets, B12 supplementation in vegans and the latest IPCC report on climate change. Full paper PLANT-BASED...

A review of the week's plant-based nutrition news 8th August 2021This week I cover foods that promote glucose regulation, dietary factors and the risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, flavonoids and brain health and a study of the oral microbiome of our ancient...

A review of the week’s plant-based nutrition news 1st August 2021This week I cover plant-based diets and prostate health, the hazards of eating red meat, foods important for gut health, Pharma influence on healthcare and yet another stark warning from scientists about...

A review of the week's plant-based nutrition news 25th July 2021This week I cover the impact of diet quality on COVID-19 outcomes, review some highlights from the PCRM International conference on Nutrition in Medicine and a stark warning that human activity in the...

A review of the week's plant-based nutrition news 18th July 2021This week I summarise my keynote speech at the Australian Doctors for Nutrition Independent UN Food Summit Dialogue. This week, Doctors for Nutrition from Australia took the opportunity of hosting an...

A review of the week's plant-based nutrition news 4th July 2021This week has a cancer theme as I am preparing for my talk for the International Conference on Nutrition in Medicine. I summarise the main headline messages from my talk. At least 40% OF CANCER CASES COULD...

A review of the week's plant-based nutrition news 27th June 2021This week I cover an important study on how red meat damages DNA, fatty liver and severity of COVID-19, the impact of healthier lifestyles on inflammatory bowel disease, timing of meals and health...

A review of the week's plant-based nutrition news 20th June 2021This week I cover a review on vegan diets for children, biomarker analyses in veggie and vegan diets and data on healthy drinks. Full paper VEGAN DIETS IN CHILDREN: This is an extremely useful review of...

A review of the week’s plant-based nutrition news 13th June 2021This week I cover the impact of nutrition on COVID19 severity, vegan diets for children and a shocking report on vegetables consumption in the UK. Full paper DIET AND COVID19 SEVERITY; Early on in the...

A review of the week’s plant-based nutrition news 6th June 2021This week I cover more benefits of eating fruits and vegetables, carbohydrates are not the enemy, the plant-based advantage for gestational diabetes and methane emissions from animal agriculture. Full...

A review of the week’s plant-based nutrition news 30th May 2021This week I cover the health of modern day vegan children, low carbohydrate diets and type 2 diabetes, the impact of gluten consumption on brain health and an urgent call to action from Greta Thunberg....

A review of the week’s plant-based nutrition news 23rd May 2021This week I cover the impact of salt consumption on blood pressure, plant-based diets for kidney disease, healthy lifestyle and risk of colorectal cancer and attitudes to factory farming and pandemic risk....

Review of the week’s plant-based nutrition news 16th May 2021This week I cover the benefits of nitrate-rich vegetables, vegan diets and bone health, the importance of vitamin D, negative impacts of sugary drinks and air pollution from animal agriculture. Full paper...

Review of the week’s plant-based nutrition news 9th May 2021This week I cover the mighty mushroom, the impact of plant-based diets on mortality, intermittent energy restriction and more reasons to ditch meat from the diet. Full paperBENEFITS OF CONSUMING MUSHROOMS:...

Review of the week’s plant-based nutrition news 2nd May 2021Happy No Meat May! This week I cover the impact of meat packing facilities on rates of COVID-19, omega-3 fatty acids and mortality, risk of cancer in people with diabetes, impact of obesity on second cancers...

Review of the week’s plant-based nutrition news April 25th 2021This week I cover the impact of lifestyle plus socioeconomic status on cardiovascular disease, vegetarian diets and ischaemic heart disease, impact of soya on hormone health, ultra-processed food...

Review of the week’s plant-based nutrition news 18th April 2021This week I cover studies on heart health, type 2 diabetes, fasting and a new systematic review on vegan diets and cardiovascular disease. Full paper MOST CASES OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE COULD BE...

A review of the week’s plant-based nutrition news 11th April 2021

Review of the week’s plant-based nutrition news March 28th 2021This week I cover protein intake and kidney function, ultra-processed foods and cardiovascular disease, the impact of diet and lifestyle on dementia risk and another study on eggs. Full paper DIETARY...

Review of the week's plant-based nutrition news 21st March 2021This week’s studies show cholesterol levels DO matter but a low-carb diet is deterimental to blood lipids; healthy plant-based diets can reduce risk of stroke; mushrooms are good for cancer prevention and...

Review of the week’s plant-based nutrition news 14th March 2021 This week I cover the increased risk of diabetes from red meat and haem iron, fish consumption and CVD, the benefits of a vegetarian diet for NAFLD, plant protein for building muscle and the impact of the...

Review of the week’s plant-based nutrition news 7th March 2021 This week I cover more evidence supporting the benefits of consuming fruits and vegetables and the harms associated with meat consumption. I also cover the impact of underlying health conditions and more...

Review of the week’s plant-based nutrition news 21st February 2021This week I cover our very own publication on psoriatic arthritis. In addition, the impact of a vegan diet on NAFLD, vitamin D and cancer risk, impact of egg and cholesterol intake and more about diet...