Gelatine is not a superfood
This week, Channel 4 broadcast Superfoods: The Real Story. This programme examines so-called superfoods and reveals the science (if any) underlying the claims, or so they claim. First up was…
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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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This week, Channel 4 broadcast Superfoods: The Real Story. This programme examines so-called superfoods and reveals the science (if any) underlying the claims, or so they claim. First up was…
Subsidising plant foods and taxing animal foods would transform public health An American study modelled potential health impacts of changing the pricing of foods. They focused on how these price...
The Italian Society of Human Nutrition published their position paper and it’s good news With the rapidly growing popularity of plant-based diets, more and more scientists are looking at their...
The Daily Mail says that vegetarian men are more likely to suffer from depression. If you look at the research, it quickly becomes clear that the opposite is true. Curiously,…
This week The Guardian reports that Andronicos Sideras, 55, was sentenced to four and a half years, while his co-conspirator, 58-year-old Ulrik Nielsen, was jailed for three and a half…
Raw or undercooked pork meat and liver is the most common cause of hepatitis E infection in the EU, says a new report from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).…
Extensive study reveals daily fruit consumption can help prevent diabetes or lessen its severity Fruit is the most natural food for us yet many believe that because it’s sweet, diabetics...
The ASA received seven complaints about the advert that said: “Humane milk is a myth. Don’t buy it”. The advert refers to the injustice and cruelty of talking the calf…
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