Lab meat – should vegans support it?
The growth of vegan foods and cultured meat will inevitably work alongside one another towards the goal of ending factory farming and slaughter, so should vegans support it?
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Dr. Justine Butler
Justine joined Viva! in 2005 after graduating from Bristol University with a PhD in molecular biology. After working as a campaigner, then researcher and writer, she is now Viva!’s head of research and her work focuses on animals, the environment and health. Justine’s scientific training helps her research and write both in-depth scientific reports, such as White Lies and the Meat Report, as well as easy-to-read factsheets and myth-busting articles for consumer magazines and updates on the latest research. Justine also recently wrote the Vegan for the Planet guide for Viva!’s Vegan Now campaign.
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The growth of vegan foods and cultured meat will inevitably work alongside one another towards the goal of ending factory farming and slaughter, so should vegans support it?
Flexible dynamic communication can make vegans more likeable – an essential step in persuading people to change their behaviour!
High acid-producing animal foods increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, problems with muscles, joints and bones and kidney disease.
A well-planned vegan diet, including vitamin B12, can provide all the essential nutrients children need.
Saturated fat from meat may increase the risk of heart disease and stroke more than fat from plant foods.
UK meat consumption has fallen by 17 per cent in the last decade but we must do better to reach climate targets.
Vegetarians have 14 per cent lower cancer risk than meat-eaters, large-scale study from the University of Oxford finds
Ignore sensational headlines, meat does not increase life expectancy
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