No major international authority currently classifies vegan diets as a risk factor for colorectal cancer. Guidance continues ...

When are fruit and vegetables in season across Europe? EUFIC has created a pioneering tool for you to explore and follow a more sustainable diet. On the map you will see Europe’s six climatic regions.

About BETTER4U BETTER4U is a Horizon Europe-funded project (2023–2027) aiming to develop comprehensive research and innovative, personalised interventions to address and prevent obesity across the ...

We aim to live a healthy life and it has become a hot topic of debate in the media and society to describe what healthy living is. Healthy living is having the opportunity, capability and motivation ...

A healthy diet is more than just the right number of calories: our growth, development and health rely on a wide range of nutrients, including vitamins, minerals, protein, fibre and essential fatty ...

Given the priority for population dietary change there is a need for a greater understanding of the determinants that affect food choice. This review examines the major influences on food choice with ...

Obesity is a complex, multifactorial disease, defined as abnormal or excessive accumulation of fat that poses a health risk.1It has been recognised as a major public health concern and a significant ...

Dietary fibre is a group of compounds found in plants that cannot be fully digested in our gut. Fibre-rich foods such as fruits, vegetables and whole grains have been consistently shown to benefit our ...

This part of our Facts on Fats review explains in more detail the different functions that dietary fats have in the human body, it covers dietary recommendations on fats from (inter)national ...

At present, conclusive evidence eludes us as to the origins of cooking. Some researchers believe that cooking was invented over 2.3 million years ago, whilst others argue it is a more recent concept, ...

Relative risks are often reported in newspaper headlines, but without the context of absolute (or baseline) risk, this information is meaningless. Absolute risk numbers are needed to understand the ...

The best before and use by date labels are the most widely used types of date labelling on food in Europe. This article explains the difference between these types of date label and which food ...