Viva! Health unravels the most recent scientific research and makes it easy to understand. Here we update you on the latest findings…
DNA Methylation
- Cancer
- Diabetes
- Heart disease
- Vegan diets
The way our genes are expressed varies according to our diet, this may help explain the lower risk of disease in vegans.
Metabolic syndrome
- Diabetes
Cut the risk of developing metabolic syndrome with a plant-based diet
Beat the blues
- Depression
- Mental Health & Cognitive Function
Polyphenols from fruit, veg and chocolate can help you beat the blues.
Vegans diets have staying power
- Obesity and Overweight
Vegan weight-loss diets are easier to stick to.
Best weight loss diet
- Obesity and Overweight
Vegan diet offers double weight loss benefits
Meat makes kids wheeze
- Allergies
- Chickens - Meat
- Child Health
- Red meat
Cooked meat is linked to childhood asthma
Vegans and the risk of stroke
- Heart Disease & Stroke
Stroke is a serious condition but also one that we can help to prevent through diet and lifestyle changes. A healthy vegan diet can reduce several risk factors for stroke and may even reverse atherosclerosis, a major danger for stroke.
Too much pressure!
- Blood Pressure
- Heart disease
The beneficial effects of a vegan diet on hypertension (high blood pressure) have been reported in many studies. This review looked at 15 different studies with over 800 participants.
Don’t forget your B12
- Vitamin B12
- Vitamins and Minerals
Not much is known about the nutritional status of vegans in the Czech Republic. According to a 2019 survey, 10 per cent of Czechs aged 18-34 describe themselves as vegetarian or vegan.
Dodge diabetes with diet
- Diabetes
The number of people around the world with diabetes is high and rising rapidly. Because of this, in the UK, around 10 per cent of the entire 2011 health service budget was used on treating diabetes.