Healthy eating in midlife linked to overall healthy aging | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Maintaining a diet rich in plant-based foods and lower in ultra-processed foods was linked to healthier aging.

Eating a diet rich in plant-based foods, low to moderate amounts of healthy animal-based foods, and low amounts of ultra-processed foods may increase the likelihood of healthy aging—defined as reaching age 70 free of major chronic diseases and in good cognitive, physical, and mental health.

In the United States, 40% of cancers are attributed to potentially preventable causes. February is #NationalCancerPreventionMonth, learn about cancer reduction in the AACR Cancer Progress Report: cancerprogressreport.aacr.org/progress/cpr...

What You Should Know About Alcohol Consumption and Cancer Risk  Discover the connection between alcohol consumption and elevated cancer risk.

Raise your awareness before you raise your glass. Discover how alcohol consumption could impact your cancer risk and the steps you can take to prioritize your health.

Colorectal cancer is surging in young people worldwide, study finds. Experts say growing economies and 'Western lifestyles' may be to blame. The rise of colorectal cancer among people under 50 in the U.S. has had experts worried for years — and new research shows how the ominous trend has spread globally.

Western lifestyles and the association with younger adults diagnosed with #ColorectalCancer - @danafarber.bsky.social's Marios Giannakis, MD, PhD, featured in Yahoo Life on a recently published study. bit.ly/49HfAcn

While early animal and in vitro studies raised concerns about a potential link between aspartame and cancer, more recent and extensive human studies have not consistently supported an association between aspartame consumption and increased breast cancer risk.

Consumption of aspartame and risk of breast cancer in the Nurses’ Health Studies Abstract. Debate persists regarding the potential carcinogenicity of aspartame, as suggested by experimental studies. Therefore, we prospectively evaluated

Debate persists regarding the potential carcinogenicity of aspartame.

We recently showed no significant association between aspartame intake—derived mainly from beverages and sweetener packets—and breast cancer risk in the Nurses' Health Studies.

Congrats to Andrea Romanos-Nanclares & the Nurses' Health Team on the new paper out in #JCNI!
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➡️Dietary pattern contributing to inflammation was associated with higher breast cancer risk, especially ERneg & basal-like.

Congrats to the co-authors!