Plant-Based Nutrition News and Reviews

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...

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...

Review of the week’s plant-based nutrition news 14th February 2021This week I cover the eagerly awaited Mediterranean versus vegan diet study, coffee and prostate cancer, supplements for cardiovascular disease, vegan diets for children and more controversy from the...

Review of the week’s plant-based nutrition news 7th February 2021This week more evidence to support choosing plant protein over animal sources, the importance of keeping blood cholesterol levels low, foods that support patients with MS and prevent stroke and the...

Review of the week's plant-based nutrition news 31st January 2021This week I re-confirm the benefits and safety of soya consumption. I also cover the impact of diet on Parkinson’s disease, alcohol and cancer and highlight the ‘ghastly future’ awaited should we not...

Review of the week's plant-based nutrition news 24th January 2021 This week I cover the impact of plant-based diets on reducing the risk of common chronic diseases, including the new ‘Green-Med’ diet. I look back at a low fat vs keto diet study and there is more on...

A review of the week’s plant-based nutrition news 17th January 2020 This week is all about the gut microbiome. I also cover the benefits of walnuts and the hazards of alcohol consumption.   Full paper GUT MICROBIOME AND SEVERITY OF COVID-19: We have learnt an...