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Bird flu outbreak in Poland

06/01/2020  |   Health

The H5N8 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus was detected in a turkey flock of 40,000 birds and local media reported that the outbreak might result in them all being slaughtered.…

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A load of old tripe

06/01/2020  |   Health

In a speech billed as a ‘meat fight-back’ at the Oxford Farming Conference, Alice Stanton, professor of cardiovascular pharmacology at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, said that nutrient…

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Vegans to be protected by law

06/01/2020  |   Health

The landmark legal case was brought by Jordi Casamitjana, who believes he was unfairly dismissed by the League Against Cruel Sports after he raised concerns that its pension fund was…

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Plant milks – good for you and the planet!

04/12/2019  |   Health

In ‘The unhealthy truth about non-dairy milk’ all kinds of disparaging and inaccurate comments about plant milks were thrown about. For example, how nutritionally inferior they are, how they are…

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Call for superbugs to be listed as a cause of death

26/11/2019  |   Health

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is causing an increasing number of deaths every year. Lord Jim O’Neill said: “The case for having death certificates to include AMR as a cause of death is quite…

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Junk journalism

05/11/2019  |   Health

Dillon mentions cashew cheese and beetroot burgers – a bit upmarket for junk food! Cashews are highly nutritious, they are a great source of protein, energy, ‘good’ polyunsaturated fats, vitamin…

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Dodgy dementia advice

04/11/2019  |   Health

So, more nonsense in the news today, this time we are being told we need meat and eggs to dodge dementia. Who’s making these claims – a Harvard nutrition scientist…

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Scary dairy prostate cancer link

29/10/2019  |   Health

Researchers examined 47 studies published between 2006 and 2017, including over one million participants, looking at the effects of animal and plant-based foods on prostate cancer risk. Results showed that…

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Misleading meat advice

02/10/2019  |   Health

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…

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