Viva! Health unravels the most recent scientific research and makes it easy to understand. Here we update you on the latest findings…
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!
Major new study reveals a vegan diet slashes your risk of severe Covid-19 by 73 per cent
- Covid
- Covid-19
- healthy diet
- plant-based diet
- vegan diet
A ground-breaking study has just been published by the BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health journal and its results confirm what Viva! have been saying for months – a vegan diet can slash your risk of severe Covid-19.
6 of the best calcium-rich foods
- Bone health
- Calcium
- Dairy-free
Many of us grew up being told that we need to drink cow’s milk to help us grow. Despite all the evidence showing that we don’t need dairy, and linking cow’s milk with a wide range of illnesses and diseases including an increased risk of bone fracture – the myth still persists.
8 White Meat Myths Debunked
- Meat
White meat has long been wrongly touted as healthier than red meat and as a good source of lean protein for the health-conscious. But this couldn’t be further from the truth.
