Controversial dietary guideline recommendations published in Annals of Internal Medicine suggests that adults can continue to consume red and processed meat at current levels without risking their health. This runs…
The article suggests Jaden was missing out on protein because he was following a vegan diet. All plant foods contain protein and it really isn’t difficult to get enough if you…
The article is based on new research presented at this year’s Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes in Barcelona. It suggests that a 16-week vegan…
It turns out that this story is based on products sold in Australian supermarkets. Clare Farrand, Senior Public Health Nutritionist and the report’s lead author, says reducing salt saves lives and that…
The EPIC-Oxford study published in the BMJ that their scare-story is based on suggests that vegetarians (including vegans) have a much lower risk of heart disease but may have a higher risk…
This smacks of desperation, the meat industry are clearly on the back foot now that there have never been so many vegans and meat sales are dropping. The study in…
Free radical damage To understand the benefit of antioxidants, we first have to understand the damaging effects of harmful molecules called free radicals that seem hell-bent on wreaking havoc in…
Protein plays an important role in the body, forming the basis of muscles, hair, nails and collagen – the connective tissue that holds the body together. It also plays a…
Thanks to Swedish schoolgirl Greta Thunberg and protest group Extinction Rebellion, it feels like we are finally waking up to the imminent threat posed by climate change. Sadly, the importance…
