by Andrew Marshall

Study Finds that Vegetarians have Lower Risk of Colorectal Cancers

Vegetarian diets are associated with an overall lower incidence of colorectal cancers, a large prospective cohort trial of Seventh Day Adventist men and women has found (Orlich et al., 2015). The US study, published online by JAMA Internal Medicine, included 77,659 men and women who were assessed by a food frequency questionnaire and categorised into… Read More

by Andrew Marshall

WHO Says Sugar Should Make Up Less Than 5% of Total Energy Consumption

Free sugar should make up less than 5% of a person’s total energy consumption, new guidance from the World Health Organization states (WHO, 2015). In the new guidance WHO is backing a 2002 recommendation that monosaccharides and disaccharides – that is, sugar added to food or found in honey, fruit syrups, fruit juice, and fruit… Read More

by Andrew Marshall

Study Shows that more US Children are Eating Fruit in School.

Research Paper Title New School Meal Regulations Increase Fruit Consumption and Do Not Increase Total Plate Waste. Background The 2010 Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act required the USDA to update the nutrition standards of the National School Lunch Programme. New policies were implemented in the 2012–2013 school year. These changes were followed by anecdotal reports of increased food… Read More