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Dr Lyndal Wellard-Cole

Dr Lyndal Wellard-Cole is the Senior Nutrition Project Office at Cancer Council NSW. She is an experienced Accredited Practising Dietitian and PhD with extensive experience in health promotion, public health, nutrition policy, research and advocacy. Her current projects include communicating the cancer risk associated with alcohol use, and health claims regulation in Australia.

Recent articles by Dr Lyndal Wellard-Cole

Alcohol and cancer: What you need to know

Most people know that drinking alcohol can affect your health, but did you know it also increases your risk of cancer?   A recent study led by Research Fellow Dr Peter Sarich from The Daffodil Centre, a joint venture between Cancer Council NSW and the University of Sydney, has revealed just how harmful alcohol can be. […]

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