Fancy an extra decade of life?
Dropping meat, dairy and sugary foods and eating more pulses, wholegrains, fruit, vegetables and nuts could increase your life expectancy by more than a decade, new research suggests.
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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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Dropping meat, dairy and sugary foods and eating more pulses, wholegrains, fruit, vegetables and nuts could increase your life expectancy by more than a decade, new research suggests.
There is a deadly infection spreading around the UK at unprecedented levels – avian influenza or bird flu.
Whichever way you look at it, there is everything to be gained and nothing to lose by going vegan. It’s never been easier and you are spoilt for choice when looking for new and exciting things to eat.
Swapping meat for veg could help you live longer and cut your carbon footprint.
New research blasting one of the most common myths that soya foods can disrupt our hormones provides reassurance that soya is safe.
Two new studies show that people following a plant-based diet may have a lower risk of catching covid and if they do, a lower risk of suffering severe disease.
The IPCC’s new report is a code red for humanity, but there is still time to stop the climate crisis, if we act now.
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