I asked my colleagues at Viva! to tell me who their favourite vegan activists are, to see what the gender split would be. Most of the names were men, with…
New research from the European Heart Journal says that high blood pressure in middle age increases the risk of dementia later in life. They found that a reading of 130 or…
The recent boom in veganism has seen a whole host of new vegan businesses launch, offering vegans a huge range of options in terms of food, shopping and travel. Viva!’s…
Severe deficiency can lead to osteomalacia – called rickets in children – which is a softening of the bones and although rare, very low levels are commonly seen in adults and children. In…
Writing in the journal Nature Reviews Cancer, Professor Mel Greaves of the Institute of Cancer Research said a combination of a genetic mutation while babies are still in the womb,…
The study found that those who ate up to one egg a day had a lower risk of stroke, heart disease and death from cardiovascular disease than those who never,…
Whilst we provided enough scientific data to support the claim and ASA acknowledged that there are indeed 35 hormones in milk, they considered the wording ‘linked to cancer’ misleading as…
Soya milk Soya beans come from China but thanks to their high nutritional value and relatively easy cultivation, they have been grown in the Americas and Europe since the 19th…
Gove said improving our national diet is an important job for our farmers, he said: “A balanced diet, rich in fresh fruit and vegetables, beans, pulses and cereals, fresh dairy…
Last week, at the Unite to Cure Fourth International Vatican Conference, Professor Walter Willett – professor of epidemiology and nutrition at Harvard Medical School – announced that according to new…
