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Plant‐Centered Diet and Risk of Incident Cardiovascular Disease During Young to Middle Adulthood
From the abstract: “Consumption of a plant‐centered, high‐quality diet starting in young adulthood is associated with a lower risk of CVD by middle age.”
More DetailsThe Intake of Ultra-processed Foods, All-cause, Cancer and Cardiovascular Mortality in the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study-Health Examinees (KoGES-HEXA) Cohort
From the abstract: “We found no evidence of an association between total UPF intake and all-cause, cancer or CVD mortality, but ultra-processed red meat and fish in both sexes, and milk and soymilk drinks in men were positively associated with all-cause mortality.”
More DetailsLosses, Inefficiencies and Waste in the Global Food System
The greatest rates of food loss (during production) and waste (consumer side) are associated with livestock production and meat, dairy, and egg consumption.
More DetailsDo Alcoholic Beverages, Obesity and Other Nutritional Factors Modify the Risk of Familial Colorectal Cancer? A Systematic Review
From the abstract: “We conducted a systematic review of epidemiological studies investigating the associations between nutritional factors, family history of colorectal cancer, and colorectal cancer risk.”
More DetailsEstimating the Environmental Impacts of 57,000 Food Products
This meta-analysis in the U.K. and Ireland assesses individual food products in relation to an environmental impact score, a comprehensive value formulated by combining land use, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, water stress, and eutrophication (e.g. algal blooms) potential.
More DetailsCommon Dietary Patterns and Risk of Cancers of the Colon and Rectum: Analysis from the United Kingdom Women’s Cohort Study (UKWCS)
From the abstract: “The aim of our study was to assess whether red meat, poultry, fish and vegetarian dietary patterns are associated with differences in the incidence of cancers of colon and rectum in the UKWCS.”
More DetailsDietary Protein Sources and All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality: The Golestan Cohort Study in Iran
These findings suggest that within this Iranian sample, higher consumption of fish and legumes is associated with lower cancer mortality, while higher egg consumption is linked to lower all-cause mortality.
More DetailsChildren and Adults Should Avoid Consuming Animal Products to Reduce Risk for Chronic Disease: YES
This article is part of a debate, where researchers discuss arguments about whether humans should avoid animal products in order to decrease the risk for chronic disease. In this article, one author (Barnard) presents the primary argument that a diet free of animal products avoids several unhealthy food components such as cholesterol, saturated fat, lactose, hormones as well as food contaminated with fecal bacteria.
More DetailsChicago Park District Good Food Purchasing Program Compliance Policy
This policy, adopted by the Chicago Park District, outlines how the district plans to ensure the health of those that use the park. Particularly, the district puts forth the goal of making its Summer Food Service Program and Child and Adult Care Food Program comply with the city’s Good Food Purchasing Policy procurement guidelines.
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