How WCRF research grants are powering cancer prevention research
Dr Graham Burdge, Reader in Human Nutrition at the University of Southampton is well acquainted with the prestigious World Cancer Research Fund Grant process. The Editor-in-Chief of the British Journal...
View Article‘Childhood obesity must stop': How researchers are trying to help future...
“There are plenty of scary statistics out there – with 43 million children aged 0-5 years old being overweight or obese globally, it’s clear that something needs to be done.” Associate Professor Karen...
View ArticleWhen it comes to cancer, it’s not just down to ‘luck’
There has been a flurry of news stories in the last week declaring that cancer is down to sheer ‘bad luck’ with the worrying implication that nothing can be done to prevent it. The headlines were...
View Article‘Cancer deaths in the under 80s eradicated by 2050’ – Wishful thinking or...
A new study has prompted newspapers to publish bold headlines announcing that cancer deaths in the under 80s ‘could be wiped out by 2050’. It is a brave claim, but is it realistic? The stories are...
View ArticleZoe Harcombe’s study of saturated fat: substance or spin?
What prompted recent headlines claiming that guidance about the consumption of saturated fat was bunkum? On 10 February research by nutritionist Zoe Harcombe (see previous blogs here) and fellow...
View ArticleThree alcoholic drinks a day can cause liver cancer
World Cancer Research Fund has for the first time confirmed that just three alcoholic drinks* a day can be enough to cause liver cancer. Strong evidence linking liver cancer with three alcoholic drinks...
View ArticleNo evidence that coffee offsets alcohol damage to liver
Last week’s release of our latest report from the Continuous Update Project, on the link between diet, weight, physical activity and liver cancer, received widespread coverage and was generally...
View ArticleThree drinks a day can cause liver cancer: A closer look at our evidence
This graph looks pretty innocuous doesn’t it? Innocuous it may be, but it helps explain the key finding from our Continuous Update Project, on the link between diet, weight, physical activity and liver...
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