More contradictory tosh in the media today! “Meat-eating boosts muscle health better than plant-based diets as we age” says the Daily Mail headline – don’t buy it!
The world is reacting to and treating the health and economic symptoms of the Covid-19 pandemic, but not addressing the cause; says a new UN report. As a result, the report warns, a steady stream of new infectious diseases can be expected in the coming years.
It may sound like science-fiction, but meat grown in a laboratory is fast-becoming a reality. How popular it will be, remains to be seen.
A new strain of flu with the potential to become the next global pandemic has been identified in pigs in China
Covid-19 could be the ‘straw that breaks the meat industry’s back’, says a new report
A story in the Metro this week says vegetarians “are more likely to be depressed and meat is good for mental health”. This is, of course, nonsense…
The Covid-19 coronavirus may be linked to a wet market, but the next pandemic could come from a factory farm near you.
Air quality in cities has improved as a result of the coronavirus lockdown, but it’s a temporary glimpse of how things could be rather than a cause to celebrate.
Finally, the right question is being asked. In the Guardian this week, an article describes how scientists are tracing the path of SARS CoV-2 from a wild animal host, but says we need to look at the part played in the outbreak by industrial food production.