Do men pass on obesity genes?
Romain Barrès’ team at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark found marked differences in the sperm from 13 lean and 10 moderately obese men. They discovered a pattern of genetic…
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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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Romain Barrès’ team at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark found marked differences in the sperm from 13 lean and 10 moderately obese men. They discovered a pattern of genetic…
Veganuary aims to reduce the suffering of animals by inspiring and supporting people across the globe to go vegan for the month of January. Veganuary has taken the media by…
The headlines are reporting today that “Lettuce is three times worse than bacon for emissions and vegetarian diets could be bad for environment”. How can that be? We all know…
There will probably be a story in the press this week saying how vegetarians are more likely to suffer from depression and anxiety… stories like this make sensational headlines but…
The seven reasons to go vegan cover health (very timely in the week that the World Health Organisation classified processed meats as being as carcinogenic as tobacco!); animals – obviously;…
In the original paper, journalist and author Nina Teicholz wrote that the results of an authoritative scientific review had not found a link between saturated fats and heart disease. The…
A string of recent studies have revealed the four common rationalisations people use to defend their choice of eating meat. Scientists call them the 4Ns and they cover 90 per...
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