04 Feb 2020 --- With obesity being the biggest cause of cancer after smoking, nutrition can have a notable impact on cancer – and vice versa. To mark World Cancer Day, NutritionInsight takes a closer look at the latest movements in this space. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)’s collaborative reports examine how the consumption of food and the fight against cancer interact. Meanwhile, the World Cancer Research Fund International (WCRF) is calling for tighter global restrictions on marketing food and non-alcoholic beverages high in fat, sugar and salt (HFSS) to children.
