About the author
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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No other plant food divides opinion like soya – some champion its health and nutritional benefits, others say it should be avoided at all costs. Why are there so many scare-stories surrounding this humble bean and is there any truth to them?
Veganic growing not only protects and helps regenerate the environment but offers a long-term solution to the problems associated with animal agriculture.
This week’s vegan-bashing article award goes to the Independent who have published an astonishing piece claiming that tofu ‘could’ be worse for the environment than meat – according to farmers!
Viva!Health’s Senior Researcher, Dr Justine Butler, went to Westminster this week to attend an all-party parliamentary group (APPG) meeting at the House of Lords.
A huge body of scientific evidence supports plant-based diets, for both human health and environmental benefits. Yet one article after another, on the BBC Future website, uses flawed studies, often...
Was Zaria Gorvett having a brain freeze when she wrote this article? A mismatch of outdated and obscure articles cobbled together to argue that vegans are missing out on brain...
We’ve been here before – viruses jumping from animals to people – but we don’t seem to have learnt anything.
Dr Ameera Brett explains how prescribing health documentaries is helping her patients
