Viva! Health unravels the most recent scientific research and makes it easy to understand. Here we update you on the latest findings…
Vegetarians have 14 per cent lower cancer risk than meat-eaters
Vegetarians have 14 per cent lower cancer risk than meat-eaters, large-scale study from the University of Oxford finds
How to lose weight the healthy vegan way
The best way to use a vegan diet to achieve a healthy weight loss
Meat won’t increase life expectancy
- Meat
Ignore sensational headlines, meat does not increase life expectancy
Daily Fail – ignore the headlines
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Fruits and Vegetables
- Heart Disease & Stroke
Misleading headlines claiming that vegetables don’t protect heart health are not supported by the science
Fancy an extra decade of life?
- Pulses
- Vegan diets
Dropping meat, dairy and sugary foods and eating more pulses, wholegrains, fruit, vegetables and nuts could increase your life expectancy by more than a decade, new research suggests.
Tea
Tea has some amazing health-supporting properties but there are a few things to bear in mind when it comes to tea-drinking.
Coffee
Coffee is addictive but also offers some health benefits – find out what they are.
5 top tips for boosting your fruit and veg intake
- 5 a day
- Fruits and Vegetables
- healthy diet
- vegan health
Ever since we were children, we’ve been told that we need to eat our fruit and veg to stay healthy. But why does eating enough fruit and veg matter and how can you easily up your intake?
10 Reasons for Men to Go Vegan for Health
- men's health
Meat does not make a man, and many of the ingredients in meat and dairy are actually detrimental to men’s health.
The alarming spread of bird flu in the UK
- Bird flu
There is a deadly infection spreading around the UK at unprecedented levels – avian influenza or bird flu.



