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Healthy New You Plan

Healthy New You Plan
Start your new lifestyle today with the help of this practical healthy living plan that shows you how to improve your diet and be more active.


Recommendations for Cancer Prevention

Recommendations for Cancer Prevention
An invaluable resource for reducing your risk, this booklet gives an overview of the 10 recommendations and the evidence behind them.


Guidelines for Cancer Prevention

Guidelines for Cancer Prevention
WCRF UK’s Recommendations for Cancer Prevention have been simplified into three guidelines that explain the key ways we can reduce our risk. This booklet provides realistic and practical advice to help you make healthy choices.


Eating Well for Cancer Prevention

Eating Well for Cancer Prevention
This booklet offers practical advice on diet and cancer prevention, helping you incorporate our Guideline into everyday life.


Moving More for Cancer Prevention
Moving More for Cancer Prevention
Full of practical advice, this booklet will inspire and motivate you to enjoy a more active lifestyle.


Staying Lean for Cancer Prevention

Staying Lean for Cancer Prevention
Explains the link between body fat and cancer risk and helps you achieve a healthy weight.


Eating Well and Being Active Following Cancer Treatment

Eating Well and Being Active Following Cancer Treatment
A new booklet to inspire cancer survivors to make healthy choices after treatment.


How and Why? Diet, Lifestyle and Cancer Prevention

How and Why? Diet, Lifestyle and Cancer Prevention
Provides information on the cancer process and how diet and lifestyle affect cancer risk.


Solving the Diet-Cancer Mystery

Solving the Diet-Cancer Mystery
How do we know that diet is linked to cancer? This booklet explains how scientific studies can provide clues.



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Reducing Your Risk series

Reducing Your Risk of Bowel Cancer

Reducing Your Risk of Bowel Cancer
This leaflet provides the most up-to-date information on reducing your risk of one of the most common and preventable cancers.


Reducing Your Risk of Breast Cancer

Reducing Your Risk of Breast Cancer
The most up-to-date advice on simple ways you can help reduce your risk of the most common female cancer.


Reducing Your Risk of Mouth and Throat Cancer

Reducing Your Risk of Mouth and Throat Cancer
Find out how to reduce your risk of this cancer, which is closely linked to diet and lifestyle.

 

Reducing Your Risk of Mouth and Throat Cancer

Reducing Your Risk of Oesophageal Cancer
Lifestyle and diet changes can reduce your risk of oesophageal cancer. Find out how in this informative leaflet.

 

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A Closer Look At series

A Closer Look at: Alcohol

A Closer Look at: Alcohol
Practical information about alcohol consumption and how it increases cancer risk.


A Closer Look at: Breastfeeding

A Closer Look at: Breastfeeding
Practical tips and information on how breastfeeding reduces cancer risk.



A Closer Look at: Dietary Supplements

A Closer Look at: Dietary Supplements
This informative leaflet explains what dietary supplements are and how to get all the nutrients you need from a healthy diet.


A Closer Look at: Salt

A Closer Look at: Salt
Useful information and practical tips and on how to reduce your salt consumption and reduce your cancer risk.


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Finding the Balance series

Energy Density: Finding the Balance for Cancer Prevention

Energy Density: Finding the Balance for Cancer Prevention
Information about choosing lower energy-dense foods to help maintain a healthy weight.


Red and Processed Meat: Finding the Balance for Cancer Prevention

Red and Processed Meat: Finding the Balance for Cancer Prevention
This leaflet provides information on how red and processed meat affect cancer risk and the healthy alternatives that could help you reduce your meat intake.

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Cookbooks

5 a day cookbook

5 A DAY Cookbook
Do you find it hard to fit in your 5 A DAY? The tasty recipes and tips in this cookbook will help you.


Breakfast Boosts

Breakfast Boosts
From Banana Muffins to Kedgeree, this cookbook has a healthy breakfast to suit all tastes - giving you the energy you need to start the day.


Budget Bites

Budget Bites
Healthy, inexpensive recipes and top tips for eating well on a budget.



Budget Bites

Comfort Foods Cookbook
This popular cookbook is packed full of comforting, delicious recipes for healthy meals and snacks.



Healthy Home Cooking

Healthy Home Cooking
Delicious and healthy recipes from 'Great British Menu' celebrity chef Chris Horridge.


Light Bites

Light Bites
Delicious recipes for light, healthy meals that would suit either lunch or dinner.



Simple Suppers
Simple Suppers
Healthy recipes for quick and delicious winter suppers, made from inexpensive, nutritious ingredients.


Traditional British Meals

Traditional British Meals
Our most popular cookbook is packed full of healthy and delicious recipes for British favourites such as Cumberland Pie.


Festive Feasts
Festive Feasts
Make your Christmas healthier with these useful seasonal recipes.



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Health Aids

Breast Awareness Shower Card

Breast Awareness Shower Card
A handy guide to breast awareness and the steps you can take to reduce your risk.


Breast Awareness Shower Card

Get-fit Card 1: Tone your Stomach Muscles
These simple exercises count towards the 30-minutes of daily physical activity that will help reduce your cancer risk.


Get Fit Card

Get-fit Card 2: Legs and Thighs
These simple exercises will tone your legs and thighs in the comfort of your own home.


Understanding Food Labels

Understanding Food Labels
This handy wallet-sized leaflet clearly explains the information found on food labels, including traffic light symbols, helping you make healthy, informed choices.

 

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Posters

These informative posters are useful reminders on how you can reduce your risk of cancer.

Posters

Exercise Poster

5 A DAY Poster

Healthy Portions Poster
Recommendations Poster

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