Viva! Health unravels the most recent scientific research and makes it easy to understand. Here we update you on the latest findings…
Too much pressure!
- Blood Pressure
- Heart disease
The beneficial effects of a vegan diet on hypertension (high blood pressure) have been reported in many studies. This review looked at 15 different studies with over 800 participants.
Don’t forget your B12
- Vitamin B12
- Vitamins and Minerals
Not much is known about the nutritional status of vegans in the Czech Republic. According to a 2019 survey, 10 per cent of Czechs aged 18-34 describe themselves as vegetarian or vegan.
Dodge diabetes with diet
- Diabetes
The number of people around the world with diabetes is high and rising rapidly. Because of this, in the UK, around 10 per cent of the entire 2011 health service budget was used on treating diabetes.
It’s a win-win-win for vegans
- Climate change
- Environment
- Greenhouse gas
A simple truth – the diet that is good for you is also good for the environment. To maintain our health and that of the planet, and all its important natural systems upon which we depend…
Scary dairy
- Breast cancer
- Cow's milk
- IGF-1
Women who drink cow’s milk could increase their risk of developing breast cancer by as much as 80 per cent according to a new study from Loma Linda University in the US.
Wholegrains
- Food
Wholegrains! You hear the term all the time but do you know what they are? And why are they so important to our health?
Tempeh
- Food
- Tempeh
A firm favourite of plant-based and Asian diets, tempeh is a nutritional powerhouse that tastes great – what’s not to like?
Bird flu lockdown
- Bird flu
- Factory farming
- H5N8
- Pandemics
Poultry farmers in the UK are now facing strict lockdown measures to try and control the spread of avian influenza. Those not complying face up to three months in prison or unlimited fines.
Bird flu has landed
- Bird flu
- Factory farming
- Pandemics
Last week the government increased the risk of bird flu hitting the UK from low to medium. This week it has arrived – not just in one, but in two UK locations.
