Red and processed meat-eating associated with breast cancer in post-menopausal women
This week’s hot nutrition news in the UK concerns a study which assessed the relationship between meat-eating and breast cancer. ‘Red meat ups breast cancer risk’ was, essentially, the way this study was headlined in the media. The brevity of such titles will usually not tell the full story, so I decided to take a [...]
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The research on sunlight and cancer puts melanoma scare stories in the shade
Here is the UK the weather has brightened a bit of late and, rather predictably, news stories are already starting to warn us that sunlight can boost skin cancer (specifically, malignant melanoma) risk [click here]. However, I do believe that when it comes to examining the relationship between a lifestyle factor and disease, we should [...]
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Recent research links omega-3 fats with benefits for mood and behaviour
Previously on this site I have written about the relationship between the so-called ‘omega-3′ and their association with benefits for the brain including a reduced risk of depression and dementia. Recently, a study published in the journal Psychiatry Research examined the relationship between blood levels of omega-3 fats and certain measures of mood, personality and [...]
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