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Recent reports claiming we need to do five times more exercise than we previously thought are incorrect. Current physical activity guidelines are enough to achieve health benefits.
Emil Jeyaratnam, The Conversation and Sasha Petrova, The Conversation
This body map brings together evidence on proven cancer causes. Using credible, scientific sources it answers questions about whether alcohol, red meat or sun exposure increase your cancer risk.
Methods of communicating relative risk to the public are often confusing.
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Past tobacco control measures have changed the pack, while the cigarettes inside remain the same. A logical next step is to regulate how companies engineer cigarettes to promote their use.
The study drew a link between high energy snack foods and colorectal cancer.
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Sunanda Creagh, The Conversation and Alexia Attwood, The Conversation
Consuming a lot of high-energy junk foods and fizzy drinks is associated with a higher risk of colorectal cancer, according to new research published in the European Journal of Cancer Prevention. The new…