Plant-based diets (PBDs) are all the rage these days.

The article discusses the MAPPYACTS (MoleculAr Profiling for Paediatric and Young Adult Cancer Treatment Stratification) clinical trial.

Nila was 7 years old when she was diagnosed with high-risk Pre-B Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia....

The food industry extensively uses artificial sweeteners such as aspartame, acesulfame-K and sucralose to sweeten foods. They are added to flavoured yoghurts, low-sugar snacks, ready-to-go meals, and many more processed foods. It is estimated that aspartame is found in about 6000 food products worldwide. The widespread use of these low-calorie or no-calorie sweeteners and mixed results from experimental and epidemiological studies have fired up a hot debate questioning their

A recent study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute links phthalates, commonly called the “everywhere chemical”, to an increased incidence of specific childhood cancers. Phthalates are chemical additives that are used to make plastics more durable and are used in hundreds of consumer products such as shampoos, detergents, cosmetics, building materials, and plastic packaging. They can also be found as inactive ingredients in certain medicines, such as in e

Undernutrition is the most prevalent form of malnutrition in paediatric cancers, and poor socio-economic status can increase this risk irrespective of the type of cancer or stage of cancer. Constant monitoring of nutritional status (NS) and early intervention to correct malnutrition in paediatric cancer patients at diagnosis and throughout treatment could minimise the side effects of treatment, improve survival, and reduce the risk of nutritional morbidity with a positive imp