Viva! Health unravels the most recent scientific research and makes it easy to understand. Here we update you on the latest findings…
Meat health warning
- Cancer
- Chickens - Meat
- Meat
We know that meat increases the risk of bowel cancer but new research shows that it also increases the risk of nine other serious illnesses.
Green chemoprevention!
- Cancer
- Fruits and Vegetables
Compounds in cruciferous vegetables are known to have anti-cancer properties. For this reason, broccoli, in particular, should be a regular feature of your diet.
Menopause – we’re talking about it!
- Age Related Health Problems
- Menopause
- Women’s health
Finally, we are talking about our hot flushes, mood swings and brain fog and finding out help is available.
Top 7 tips for raising vegan kids
- vegan baby
- vegan children
There is still a lot of misinformation around vegan diets, particularly when it comes to children. Outdated views that children need calcium from cow’s milk, and animal protein, to grow properly, persist. Because of this, the decision to raise children on a vegan diet still remains controversial to some.
10 Hidden Nasties in Your Food and Everyday Products
- Health
- Vegan
You might be surprised at some of the hidden nasties lurking in the ingredients of many products we use every day.
What every parent should know when raising vegan babies and children
- vegan baby
- vegan children
- vegan parent
- vegan pregnancy
- vegan toddler
Raising vegan children requires a little bit of meal-planning but it can give your kid the best start to a healthy life.
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.
