Archive - Plant-based nutrition and lifestyle medicine updates

Review of the plant-based nutrition and lifestyle medicine news May 2025

This month I highlight an update to the pillars of lifestyle medicine, along with studies and reports on meat, weight loss, iron, hypothyroidism…

Jun 4 •

Dr Shireen Kassam

May 2025

Review of the plant-based nutrition and lifestyle medicine news April 2025

A little late for April as I was focussing my attention on writing an article about industry influence on the food we eat. I highlight some new studies…

May 10 •

Dr Shireen Kassam

March 2025

Review of the plant-based nutrition and lifestyle medicine news March 2025

This month I cover stalling life expectancy, nature versus nurture, cancer, psoriasis, depression and a reminder that butter is NOT back!

Mar 23 •

Dr Shireen Kassam

February 2025

Review of the plant-based nutrition and lifestyle medicine news February 2025

This month we finally have a new position statement on vegetarian and vegan diets from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. In addition, studies on…

Feb 15 •

Dr Shireen Kassam

January 2025

Review of the plant-based nutrition and lifestyle medicine news January 2025

The start of the year often coincides with new resolutions to improve health, be it participating in Veganuary, Dry January or going back to an activity…

Jan 25 •

Dr Shireen Kassam

December 2024

The top science papers of 2024 supporting plant-based nutrition

Another year of irrefutable evidence demonstrating the benefits of a whole food plant-based diet for people, planet and the animals.

Dec 15, 2024 •

Dr Shireen Kassam

The top science papers of 2024 supporting lifestyle medicine

From chronic disease to chronic health, lifestyle medicine is heralded as the solution to our epidemic of chronic ill health.

Dec 7, 2024 •

Dr Shireen Kassam

November 2024

Review of the plant-based nutrition and lifestyle medicine news October 2024

A busy month with the launch of our Plants First Healthcare campaign and Food in Healthcare report. New national and international reports continue to…

Nov 1, 2024 •

Dr Shireen Kassam

September 2024

Review of the plant-based nutrition and lifestyle medicine news September 2024

This month I highlight new guidance on hypertension, lifestyle medicine benefits for COVID-19 and cancer, impact of diet patterns on risk of mortality…

Sep 21, 2024 •

Dr Shireen Kassam

August 2024

Review of the plant-based nutrition and lifestyle medicine news August 2024

This month I cover studies on some of our commonest causes of ill health, including cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and dementia.

Aug 25, 2024 •

Dr Shireen Kassam

July 2024

Review of the plant-based nutrition and lifestyle medicine news July 2024

This month I discuss cancer, gout, physical activity & brain health, benefits of the planetary health diet for physical & mental health, industry…

Jul 28, 2024 •

Dr Shireen Kassam

June 2024

Review of the plant-based nutrition and lifestyle medicine news June 2024

This month brings us sobering facts about the health of our children, whilst also providing hope that plant-based lifestyle medicine can benefit…

Jun 29, 2024 •

Dr Shireen Kassam

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