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Eating a plant-forward diet is good for your kidneys

Written by Charlie King | 2 Feb 2026

Eating a plant-forward diet and limiting added sugars and fats as part of the EAT–Lancet planetary diet was associated with a reduced risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD),… read more.

Reducing sodium in everyday foods may yield heart-health benefits across populations

Written by Charlie King | 1 Feb 2026

Lowering sodium in packaged and prepared foods could significantly improve cardiovascular health and prevent many cases of heart disease, stroke and deaths in the general population in France… read more.

Diet and stool tests may help predict IBD flares, study finds

Written by Charlie King | 27 Jan 2026

Regular stool tests already used in NHS care, combined with dietary information, could help identify people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) at higher risk of relapse, a major study suggests. Researchers… read more.

Global rise in ultra-processed foods poses major public threat, study shows

Written by Charlie King | 1 Dec 2025

Food companies are driving a global rise in ultra-processed food consumption that is damaging our health, and also preventing government action that could limit its harm, an international study reveals…. read more.

Vegan diet helps people with type 1 diabetes cut insulin costs by 27%

Written by Charlie King | 17 Oct 2025

A low-fat vegan diet that doesn’t limit calories or carbohydrates could help people with type 1 diabetes reduce insulin use and insulin costs, according to new research by… read more.

Less processed diet may be more beneficial for weight loss

Written by Charlie King | 12 Aug 2025

When given nutritionally matched diets, participants lost twice as much weight eating minimally processed foods compared to ultra-processed foods, suggesting that cutting down on processing could help to… read more.

Exploring how diet and the gastric microbiome shape gastric cancer risk

Written by Charlie King | 2 Jul 2025

Gastric cancer (GC), commonly known as stomach cancer, ranks as the world’s fifth most common cancer and the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths, claiming over 784,000 lives… read more.

A sustainable diet leaves room for two chicken breasts a week

Written by Charlie King | 2 May 2025

We should eat less meat and more legumes, campaigns and dietary advice tell us. But how much is “less”? Researchers from DTU have an answer. 255 grams per… read more.

Nearly half of U.S. adults resolve to start a new diet in 2025

Written by Charlie King | 1 Jan 2025

Nearly half of U.S. adults say starting a new diet is one of their New Year’s resolutions, according to a new Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine/Morning Consult survey. Of… read more.

Diet appears to reduce growth rate in prostate cancer

Written by Bruce Sylvester | 17 Dec 2024

Researchers report that a diet low in omega-6 and high in omega-3 fatty acids, combined with fish oil supplements has led to a reduced growth rate of prostate… read more.

Beer-only drinkers’ diets are worse than wine drinkers

Written by Charlie King | 24 Nov 2024

Beer drinkers have lower-quality diets, are less active, and are more likely to smoke cigarettes than people who drink wine, liquor, or a combination, according to a study… read more.

Fewer than 3 of 10 women cite diet when asked how to reduce chances of breast cancer

Written by Charlie King | 3 Sep 2024

Just 28% of U.S. women are aware that a healthful diet can lower the risk of developing breast cancer, according to a just-released Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine/Morning… read more.

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