Link between gut bacteria and early onset colorectal cancer

The Hippocratic Post - colorectal cancer

Understanding the link between gut bacteria and the development of early onset colorectal cancer: Researchers at the University of Melbourne Centre for Cancer Research have received funding from Cancer Council New South Wales to better understand the non-genetic causes of early-onset colorectal cancer, presenting screening opportunities for the vulnerable group. Associate Professor Dan Buchanan and his […]

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BEAT calls for more training on eating disorders

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This Eating Disorders Awareness Week – 28th February to 6th March 2022, Orri is supporting its charity partner, Beat, in calling for all UK medical schools and foundation programmes to introduce comprehensive training on eating disorders. “Orri, a specialist day treatment service for eating disorders, who are celebrating. an ‘Outstanding’ in every category in the […]

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New Bupa research finds rise in extreme diets

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Extreme diets! Bupa’s new research has found more people than ever before are searching for extreme post-pandemic crash diets to shift lockdown weight. Dr Elizabeth Rogers, Associate Clinical Director for Bupa Health Clinics, warns about the health risks associated with crash diets. 800% more people googled ‘detox drinks to lose belly fat’ in 20211 387% […]

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WHO/UNICEF report on formula milk marketing

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More than half of parents and pregnant women exposed to aggressive formula milk marketing – WHO, UNICEF: New report details exploitative practices employed by $55 billion formula industry, compromising child nutrition, violating international commitments and in breach of international standards on infant feeding practices. The report, How marketing of formula milk influences our decisions on infant feeding, […]

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Haskap berries for running endurance

Haskap berries

Haskap berries could hold the key to endurance runners’ success: A recently discovered edible berry has the potential to improve the performance of endurance runners by a potentially game-changing 2%, according to new research at Northumbria University. The Haskap berry (botanical name Lonicera caerulea) is an edible blue honeysuckle native to the boreal forests and […]

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Food pattern calculator for longevity

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Food pattern calculator estimate how to gain up to ten life-years: What we eat is essential for health and prevention of disease, and unhealthy eating is associated with 11 million deaths and 255 million life-years annually. A study published in PLOS Medicine the 8th of February from researchers at University of Bergen shows that life […]

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Cognitive impact of Selenium

Selenium

Selenium – a mineral found in many foods – could reverse the cognitive impact of stroke and boost learning and memory in ageing brains, according to University of Queensland research. Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) lead researcher Dr Tara Walker said studies on the impact of exercise on the ageing brain found levels of a protein key to transporting […]

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Red wine and berries could improve life expectancy for those with Parkinson’s

Red wine and berries could improve life expectancy for those with Parkinson’s: Recent research has found, for the first time, that people with Parkinson’s disease who eat more flavonoids—compounds found in foods like berries, cocoa, tea and red wine—may have improved life expectancy compared to those who don’t. The research followed up over 1,200 people […]

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Increase fibre content to lower heart disease and diabetes

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Increasing the fibre content of everyday UK foods including baked goods, dairy products, soups, smoothies, and dressings, will enable 50% more adults to get the recommended daily amount of fibre in their diets[1] and lower the risk of heart disease and diabetes for the majority of UK adults, as new study by Tate & Lyle PLC […]

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WHO: A healthy diet, a healthier world

Today there is a new nutrition reality. It is a reality where undernutrition (such as micronutrient deficiencies, stunting and wasting) , overweight, obesity and diet-related noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) like diabetes and cancer now coexist in the same countries, communities, households and even individuals. This is what is called the double burden of malnutrition which impacts […]

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