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Even Small Amounts of Processed Meat Increase Cancer Risk, Says Largest-Ever Cancer Research Study
New research released by the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) says no amount of bacon, or other processed meat, is safe to consume, and that one should actively reduce meat consumption to decrease the...
Carcinogenic Smoke From Grilling Meat Can Be Absorbed Through the Skin, Says New Research
A new report revealed that the smoke caused by cooking meat on a grill could be impacting your health. VICE recently discussed the report and the “carcinogen-laden smoke you’re likely absorbing through your skin.” The research was...
New Study Uncovers Link Between Processed Meat and Colorectal Cancer
A recent study has explored the cancer risk from chemicals used in processed meat. The research found that nitrates used to cure meats can release chemicals that increase the risk of colorectal cancer, Digital...
Lawmakers Aim to Ban Processed Meat From All NYC Public Schools
Concerned with the health of students, several New York City lawmakers want to ban all processed meats from public schools. City Council members introduced a new resolution called "Ban the Baloney" at the request of Brooklyn...
L’Oreal is Battling Cancer With Vegan Beauty Products
The L’Oréal Group and its brands have committed to fighting cancer and supporting the people who are living with it. Among its efforts is the Pureology team, which was founded, in part, in support...
Vegan Diet May Be the Key to Winning the ‘War on Cancer’, Studies Find
Renowned researcher and author of the bestselling 2005 book, “The China Study,” T. Colin Campbell, PhD, says the war on cancer “has failed," in large part because of a collective misunderstanding about the nature...
Vegans Combat Cancer More Effectively Than Meat Eaters, Studies Suggest
Can vegan blood do a better job of beating cancer than the blood of someone who follows a Standard American Diet?
A 2005 study that looked at the effects of lifestyle change in place...
Endocrinology Physicians Recommend a Vegan Diet for Type 2 Diabetes
Last month, we reported that the American Diabetes Association had recommended the consumption of a plant based diet for those who were suffering from the condition and for those who are pre-diabetic. It has also...
Red Meat Consumption Linked to 70% Increased Risk of Rectal Cancer
A new study has explored the way diet can manipulate our health, for better or for worse. The longitudinal study analysed the data of more than 120,000 people for 26 years. The researchers rated participants’...
New Study Links Processed Meat Consumption With Breast Cancer
A new study from the University of Glasgow has discovered that women between the ages of 40-69 who eat three pieces of bacon a week have a higher chance of developing breast cancer. The study...
Sky News Challenges Vegan Myths in Support of the Lifestyle
In a new feature named The rise of the vegans – Are we falling out of love with meat?, Ceren Senkul of Sky News has encouraged people to give plant based eating a try. The...
Tim McGraw Shares Emotional Vegan Story (#TheRestOfOurLife)
Three-time Grammy Award winning country music star Tim McGraw shared an emotional fan video of a cancer survivor story to his Facebook page today as part of a hashtag trending based on McGraw's hit...
Vegans Are Blamed for Hindering the Sales of Pepperoni
A recent 81-page report on the Global Pepperoni Food Market has named the “Growing adoption of veganism” as a major factor hindering market growth for the processed meat. Press Release site MilTech discuss this finding,...
Obesity and Diabetes Cause 800,000 Cases of Cancer a Year, Study Finds
New research out of Imperial College London points to a high body mass index (BMI) and type-2 diabetes as the sources of nearly six percent of all cancers across the globe -- nearly 800,000...
Whole Milk Consumption Linked to Prostate Cancer Risk, Study Finds
Men suffering from prostate cancer should avoid whole milk, says new research out of the University of California, San Francisco. The research, published in the November 6 issue of the journal The Prostate, found that...
High Fiber Diets Dramatically Cut Risk of Death from Bowel Cancer, Study Claims
According to Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), a new study published in JAMA Oncology has suggested that increased fiber in an individual's diet can reduce the risk of them dying from colorectal cancer. Colorectal...
Doctors Encourage Rugby Star to Stay on Vegan Diet Amid Cancer Battle
In his recently publicized battle with testicular cancer, London Irish rugby star Darren Dawidiuk says his switch to a vegan diet is helping his recovery and he plans to get back in the game...
Leading Cancer Support Site Recommends Vegan Diet
Mesothelioma is an extremely rare type of cancer that results from exposure to asbestos. Just 14,000 people globally will be diagnosed with the disease this year, and it is often misdiagnosed by medical professionals...
New Study Shows Vegan Diet Helps to Cure Cancer in Mice
Research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham has recently uncovered more on the cancer-fighting power of a plant-based diet. In this study, specifically, researchers found that vegan food could transform lethal breast cancer...
Experts Propose Vegan Diet to Combat Cancer
Top scientists and clinicians from various fields of cancer research, united this September at the Rethinking Cancer conference held at Gustave Roussy Cancer Institute in France. The conference focussed primarily on the role of diet...
New Studies Show Plant Based Diet Reduces Risk Of Cancer & Heart Disease
Two separate studies have shown the increasing benefits of plant based foods for combating two of the biggest global killers, heart disease and cancer. The first study published by the American Institute for Cancer Research...