Viva! Health unravels the most recent scientific research and makes it easy to understand. Here we update you on the latest findings…
Vegan wholefoods strike back: 6 staples leading the revival
- healthy vegan
Old-school vegan staples have been growing in popularity recently so here are the health benefits of the six most popular plant-based wholefoods.
5 things you need to know about processed foods
Find out the difference between helpful processing and harmful processing so you can shop with more confidence.
Crohn’s disease and plant-based diets
Crohn’s diagnosis is a big challenge but fine-tuning your diet can change your life
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.
Plant-based diets protect your health
- Breast cancer
- Cancer
- Vegetarian
New research confirms that plant-powered diets are your strongest defence against cancer.
8 foods to fight inflammation
Chronic inflammation can lead to many diseases and of the factors influencing inflammation, our diet is the one where we have the most control.
Milking inequality – why dairy is a women’s rights issue
- Cow's milk
- cows. dairy-free
- Dairy
How many women know how cow’s milk is produced and would they continue drinking it if they knew exactly what goes on behind the closed doors of modern dairy farms?
STAYING SOLID – expert tips for maintaining bone health on a vegan diet
The bones that form your skeleton aren’t permanent, unchangeable structures, they are constantly rebuilding themselves, depending on your lifestyle, physical activity and diet. Cultivating bone-healthy habits is excellent health insurance.