From instant mash to flexitarians, food has changed massively since the 1980s. But we're not always eating more healthily, which is where our evidence on diet and cancer can make a difference.
Sleep is vital for a healthy life. But what are the risks if you can’t get a good night’s sleep? We look at the evidence and share top tips for sleeping well
Whether you swap Zoom for Zumba or are a ballroom beginner, dance is a fun, social way of staying active – which is great for our minds and our bodies.
Seasonal affective disorder can make us struggle during the winter months. The good news is there are things you can do to reduce the impact of SAD – any many of them will reduce your cancer risk, too.
Worried about bucketloads of sugar at Halloween? The spooky season can mean treat overload, but we pull out a few tricks to help you have a healthy Halloween – and they work for the rest of the year too!
Should we take vitamins or are we doing more harm than good? Health expert Matt Lambert looks at the evidence for adding pills to your diet and whether supplements affect your risk of cancer.
There's nothing quite like a refreshing cold drink on a hot summer’s day. When the weather’s warm and your thirst kicks in, it's better to choose healthier options to keep hydrated.
By eating and drinking mindfully, making use of the free time to be more active, and replenishing your body through sleep, you could come back from holiday as a healthier you.
There are millions of Insta, Twitter and Facebook accounts all claiming to help you lose weight, eat better or find a miracle in your lunchbox. Courtney Savage chooses accounts you can trust.
The NHS, the Chief Medical Officer, and the World Health Organization all say most of us should be much more active. Here’s how to start moving more without even thinking (much) about it.
Junk food is designed to make us want to eat it again and again. But these recipes from expert nutritionists can help you enjoy much healthier alternatives
Evidence shows that children living with overweight and obesity now risk serious life-limiting and life-threatening health problems later in life. What’s being done?
Plant-based food replicates the taste of nuggets, burgers & sausages using plants or fungus. They're increasingly popular – but are they any healthier?
Most pizza is ultra-processed – and we should eat less of this type of food. But if you make your own, it can be a much healthier choice and the possibilities are endless.
Exercise snacking is a new approach to physical activity, which focuses on short bursts a couple of times a day, rather than, say, going on a run or heading to the gym for an hour.
Whether you want to cut down on meat products to benefit the environment or you want to eat more plant foods for your health, your vegetarian and vegan choices could cut your cancer risk, too
Popchoir were the No1 act in town last month with a concert-ed effort to raise lots of money for World Cancer Research Fund while singing pop classics to commuters
With our recipes for children to enjoy eating and cooking, Eat Move Learn programme for families, and Family flavours cookbook, your children will love learning about food
If you rely on tomatoes and salad to get your 5 A DAY then the current shortage of fresh vegetables in UK shops could be a problem – but there are many healthy options still available
Our Research and Health Information teams support a wide range of health professionals in sharing our cancer prevention message. Find out more about this area of our work.
The Cancer Care Map, run by The Richard Dimbleby Cancer Fund, is a simple online directory that helps people find cancer support services in their local area.
For Sugar Awareness Week, we’re sharing 10 tips from nutritionists to help you avoid processed sugar at breakfast, and instead enjoy a healthy start to the day
We’re lucky enough to have a number of dedicated people taking part in events and raising money for World Cancer Research Fund. Here are just a few of our amazing supporters
Our healthy summer recipes will help your Platinum Jubilee event go royally. Plus we look back to what people were eating when Queen Elizabeth II came to the throne.
June 2023: The UK government has delayed legislation to ban junk food multi-buy deals until October 2025. What will the impact of this delay be and why is it so important?
Black African and Caribbean people have a higher risk of developing heart disease and some cancers. So why does health advice not include common African and Caribbean food?
The benefits of being active are clear. But if you're one of those (many) people who lack the motivation to exercise, read on for top tips to get you moving
There are many benefits to having a well-stocked store cupboard, chock full of essentials such as tinned tomatoes, pasta, tinned tuna, rice and lentils.
All you need to know about fats and oils, including the difference between saturated and unsaturated, the healthiest oil for salad dressings and the best oil for cooking
We know that drinking alcohol increases the risk of several cancers, but surely just one drink a day won’t hurt, right? Actually it could – evidence from our new report shows that even moderate drinkers are putting themselves at an increased risk of breast cancer.
A mineral found in Brazil nuts may play a role in the prevention of prostate cancer progression, a study funded by World Cancer Research Fund has found.
You may have seen some headlines recently on how overcooking starchy foods, like toast, chips or roast potatoes, can increase your cancer risk. We wanted to look at the evidence, to see if we should dial back the toaster and rethink our roasties.
Like so many people, drinking alcohol used to be the main way I socialised. I’d meet up with friends in the pub during the week over a glass of wine or two and went out drinking most weekend nights. In 2016, I decided to make a change.
Whether we work in health or not, we’re all aware of the familiar list of excuses that people give for why they struggle to be healthier – and often catch ourselves using them too!
Rates of cancers of the mouth are increasing worldwide due to an increase in those cancers that are linked to a sexually transmitted infection called human papillomavirus (HPV).
If we believe recent, excited headlines that scream ‘pizza could count as one of your five a day’, then it seems we could all be racking up our fruit and vegetable portions by way of Italy’s finest export. But before dashing to the takeaway, let’s look behind the headlines of a story that seems too good to be true.
World Cancer Research Fund has defended the UK’s ‘traffic light’ food labelling system after the EU confirmed it had requested the UK government respond to criticisms from food companies.
Portion sizes of foods in the UK have spiralled “out of control” according to a new report. The Portion Distortion report compared the portion sizes of 245 shop-bought foods with portion sizes of the same foods 20 years ago, and found that many had increased significantly.
With recent headlines such as “Sweet poison: why sugar is ruining our health” and “Sugar – as dangerous as alcohol and tobacco” it seems that sugar is this year’s hot topic.
I can imagine people who have read today’s media coverage about fruits and vegetables and cancer risk might be feeling confused. It is all too easy when organisations like World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) say it is important to eat plenty of fruits and vegetables for cancer prevention and then newspapers like the Guardian report that “Fruit and vegetables do not reduce overall cancer risk”.
You may have seen an article in the Daily Mail about a new book by Zoe Harcombe on the obesity epidemic. The article runs through Zoe’s ‘myth-busting’ conclusions. Looking at her overall message, Zoe basically disagrees with the advice you would get from mainstream health organisations. The result of this is that people are likely to become confused.
There is a story in the news today about how some fruits and vegetables may be better for us than others. But the evidence does not suggest that fashionable fruits and vegetables such as blueberries and papaya are any better for us than traditional produce like broccoli and carrots.
