
Colorectal Cancer
Maintaining an optimal dietary intake and nutritional status is important following a diagnosis of colorectal cancer.
Nutrition isn’t universal, it’s personal. The role of diet in optimising health is shaped by your genetics, your health history, and your body’s evolving needs over time.
Decades of research have shown that nutritional deficiencies don’t just affect how we feel, they can accelerate aging, damage DNA, and increase disease risk. While our understanding of diet and health has grown, precision nutrition is an underutilised health resource.
That’s where NBRI comes in. We’re advancing the science of personalized nutrition to help prevent disease, improve health outcomes, and support longer, better quality lives via evidence-based research.
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Maintaining an optimal dietary intake and nutritional status is important following a diagnosis of colorectal cancer.

The role of vitamin D in cancer risk and survival is still unclear. The team at NBRI is conducting a systematic review and meta-analysis on all the latest available scientific evidence on these potential associations.

NBRI is investigating the effect of diet on prostate cancer risk and survivorship.

NBRI will be investigating the potential role of diet in mental health – beyond the micobiome.

NBRI will take an innovative look into dietary patterns potentially associated with breast cancer risk and survivorship.

A closer look at the interplay between our genetic potential, dietary behaviours and risk of cancer.

It is with great sadness that we announce the recent passing of NBRI’s much loved and respected Chairman, Mr Graham Henderson. Graham was a loving and devoted husband,

Maastricht University PhD Student, Iris Boot did a three-month internship at NBRI in 2019 before the pandemic and subsequent lockdowns. Iris has now recently had the results of the work

For those who missed out on hearing more about the CAMPUS Study recently, please find a copy of a radio interview below with Brendon Telfer from RPP FM

Dr Maree Brinkman Research into potential associations between dietary factors and cancer risk has tended to move away from investigating single foods and nutrients over the past

Dr Maree Brinkman and Rachel Chieng The COVID-19 pandemic has been a challenging time not just in terms of the virus but also for our mental health.

Dr Maree Brinkman A recent article in the Australian newspaper on why first-generation Greek-born Aussies live longer reminded me of a very enjoyable and thought-provoking conversation I
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