Viva! Health unravels the most recent scientific research and makes it easy to understand. Here we update you on the latest findings…
Sustainable food choices – myths and facts
- Sustainability
- sustainable diet
- sustainable foods
As vegans, we care where our food comes from but how do we tell what’s sustainable and what isn’t?
Red and processed meat linked to increased risk of heart disease
- Meat
- Processed meat
- Red meat
The biggest review of all large-scale studies to date finds red and processed meat increase the risk of heart disease, according to research from the University of Oxford.
Avocados and almonds – again
- Climate change
- The Environment
Picking one or two plant foods to try and suggest that a vegan diet is environmentally damaging is wrong and smacks of desperation.
More misleading headlines
- Beef
- Cows - Meat
- vegan diet
News headlines this week imply plant-based burgers are nutritionally inferior to grass-fed beef – but that not what the study found.
Cultured ‘lab’ meat – should vegans support it?
- Cultured meat
- Lab meat
- Processed meat
It may not appeal much to vegans but cultured meat has the potential to save billions of animals’ lives and have a substantially lower impact on the environment than animal agriculture.
Mock meats
- meat alternatives
- mock meats
- Soya
- vegan hot dogs
- veggie burgers
There are more mock meat varieties coming on to the market than we can keep count of so how do you choose what to buy and what to give a miss?
5 Amazing Facts About Antioxidants
- Antioxidants
We know antioxidants are supposed to be good for us, but what exactly are they, where do they come from and what do they do?
A trail-blazing study reveals a healthy plant-based diet slashes the risk of Covid-19 infection
- coronavirus covid-19
- Covid
- covid diet
- covid risk and diet
- Covid-19
- plant-based diet and covid
- vegan diet and covid
The biggest study to date investigating the link between diet and Covid-19 brought incredible results – having a healthy diet cuts the risk of infection but even if you do get infected, it makes you much less likely to suffer severe symptoms!
Chickpeas
- chickpeas
- falafel
- garbanzo
- hummus
Chickpeas offer many nutrients essential to our health, are easy to use and good for the environment!
Peas
- peas
- peas nutrition
- pulses and health
Peas are simply amazing – nutritious, healthy and sustainable. Find out just what they have to offer!
