Viva! Health unravels the most recent scientific research and makes it easy to understand. Here we update you on the latest findings…
Vegan diets support healthy growth in children
- Child Health
- vegan children
- Vegan diets
A new study, including 1.2 million infants, found vegan diets support healthy growth in children.
red meat linked to 49 per cent higher diabetes risk
- Diabetes
- Meat
More research suggests that red meat, especially processed meat, increases the risk of developing diabetes.
More research links high red meat intake to breast cancer
- Breast cancer
- Meat
- Red meat
This study suggests that making healthier diet and lifestyle choices, including lowering or avoiding red meat, could prevent over a quarter of healthy years lost to illness and early death due to breast cancer worldwide.
From milk to meat, plant-based alternatives are healthier, researchers report
- Dairy
- Meat
- Ultra-processed food
A new study adds to the growing body of evidence showing that vegan ultra-processed foods are healthier than the meat and dairy foods they are designed to replace.
Rising ocean temperatures threaten oxygen-producing microbe
- Biodiversity
- Environment
- Global health threat
- Global warming
The Earth’s most abundant oxygen-producing microbe is at risk because of rising sea temperatures.
The Vegan Advantage: Insights from 80,000 Adventists
- Bowel cancer
- Breast cancer
- Cancer
- Vegan diets
New research from the Adventist Health Study-2 found that vegetarians and vegans have a significantly lower risk of developing cancer compared to meat-eaters.
Vegan diet beats Mediterranean diet for weight loss, scientists find
- Obesity and Overweight
- Vegan diets
Vegan diet beats Mediterranean diet when it comes to helping weight loss, scientists find
The Meat Industry’s Secret Assault on Public Health
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Heart disease
- Red meat
Red meat appears healthier in studies funded by the red meat industry but not healthy in independent studies.
Paleo diet was plant-based
- Evolution
- plant-based
More evidence suggesting our ancient ancestors were plant-based and that infants were weaned before the age of one year onto plant-based foods.
Better than the real thing? You bet!
- Meat
- meat alternatives
Plant-based meats are an exception among UPFs in that they are better than the foods they were designed to replace.
