Viva! Health unravels the most recent scientific research and makes it easy to understand. Here we update you on the latest findings…
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A vegan in the room
- Vegan diets
Flexible dynamic communication can make vegans more likeable – an essential step in persuading people to change their behaviour!
Acid balance
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Dairy
- Diabetes
- Meat
High acid-producing animal foods increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, problems with muscles, joints and bones and kidney disease.
400 studies show vegan diets are safe for children
- Child Health
- vegan children
- vegan diet
A well-planned vegan diet, including vitamin B12, can provide all the essential nutrients children need.
Meat means trouble
- Fat
- Meat
Saturated fat from meat may increase the risk of heart disease and stroke more than fat from plant foods.
Red meat consumption falling
- Meat
UK meat consumption has fallen by 17 per cent in the last decade but we must do better to reach climate targets.
Fake meat
- Meat
- Vegan diets
Meat alternatives can play a role as part of a healthy balanced diet if the ingredients are of good quality.
Death by hot dog
- The Environment
- Vegan diets
Swapping meat for veg could help you live longer and cut your carbon footprint.
Soya myths blasted
- Soya
New research blasting one of the most common myths that soya foods can disrupt our hormones provides reassurance that soya is safe.
Combatting Covid-19
- covid risk and diet
- Covid-19
- Vegan diets
Two new studies show that people following a plant-based diet may have a lower risk of catching covid and if they do, a lower risk of suffering severe disease.
A code red for humanity
- Climate Crisis
- The Environment
The IPCC’s new report is a code red for humanity, but there is still time to stop the climate crisis, if we act now.