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Vegan diets and omega-3s – are we getting enough?
- Diets
- Fats
- Nuts and Seeds
‘Where do you get your protein?’ ‘But what about iron?’ ‘Are you sure you get enough calcium?’ – I challenge any vegan to say that no one has asked them…
Eat your way to healthy weight
- Diets
- Obesity and Overweight
A vegan diet is naturally high in fibre, has a better fat profile and makes us generally more aware of nutrition basics. Most people don’t go vegan for health reasons…
Iodine – get informed
- Dairy
- Fruits and Vegetables
- Seafood
- Thyroid
In the human body, iodine is essential for the production of the thyroid hormones (triiodothyronine and thyroxine, or T3 and T4 respectively). These regulate how energy is produced and used…
Vegan men – stand up and be proud!
- Fruits and Vegetables
- Nuts and Seeds
- Pulses
- Wholegrains
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…
Vitamin D – the sunshine vitamin
- Osteoporosis
- Vitamins and Minerals
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…
A Brief History of Plant Milks
- Dairy
- Diets
- Nuts and Seeds
- Pulses
- Soya
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…
Bird flu – its origins revealed
- Meat
- The Environment
Bird flu viruses occur naturally in wild water-birds without making them ill and have done so for millions of years. They are passed on in water from one bird to another but are not problematic. But now, these same viruses have been blamed…
Meat Kills
- Meat
Meat has been recognised as a risk factor for cancer since the early 1900s. Countries with high intakes have higher rates of bowel, breast and prostate cancer, three of the…
