06 Mar WHO: Daily sugar intake ‘should be halved’
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has advised halving sugar intake advice from 10% of total calories to 5% of total calories in a new dietary guideline proposal....
05 Feb WHO predicts global cancer surge fuelled by alcohol, smoking and obesity
A global drive to tackle the causes of cancer linked to lifestyle, such as alcohol abuse, sugar consumption and obesity, has been urged by the World Health Organisation as it predicts the number of new cases could soar 70% to nearly 25 million...
28 Apr WHO warns of enormous burden of chronic disease
Chronic illnesses like cancer, heart disease and diabetes have reached global epidemic proportions and now cause more deaths than all other diseases combined, the World Health Organization (WHO) said this week....