Switching to a vegan diet could save the NHS £6.7bn a year, new research reveals

New research by the Department of Health and Economic Affairs shows that adopting a 100% plant-based diet in England could lead to total savings in NHS healthcare costs of around £6.7bn. Authors Nadine Henderson and Chris Sampson use analysis based on economic models to estimate the prevalence of diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular […]

Colon cancer risk quadruples within 1 year of appendicitis onset

The research covered in this overview includes: ssrn.com Published as a preprint and has not yet been peer-reviewed. Important points why is this important Previous reports linking appendicitis and colon cancer were mostly based on single-center series limited to people over 40 years of age. A new study documents virtually all cases of appendicitis in […]