Viva! Health unravels the most recent scientific research and makes it easy to understand. Here we update you on the latest findings…
Scary dairy prostate cancer link
Researchers examined 47 studies published between 2006 and 2017, including over one million participants, looking at the effects of animal and plant-based foods on prostate cancer risk. Results showed that…
Misleading meat advice
Controversial dietary guideline recommendations published in Annals of Internal Medicine suggests that adults can continue to consume red and processed meat at current levels without risking their health. This runs…
Vegan diet wrongly blamed again!
The article suggests Jaden was missing out on protein because he was following a vegan diet. All plant foods contain protein and it really isn’t difficult to get enough if you…
Vegan diet helps weight loss
The article is based on new research presented at this year’s Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes in Barcelona. It suggests that a 16-week vegan…
What’s wrong with vegan food this week?
It turns out that this story is based on products sold in Australian supermarkets. Clare Farrand, Senior Public Health Nutritionist and the report’s lead author, says reducing salt saves lives and that…
Do vegans have a higher risk of stroke?
- Heart Disease & Stroke
The EPIC-Oxford study published in the BMJ that their scare-story is based on suggests that vegetarians (including vegans) have a much lower risk of heart disease but may have a higher risk…
Choline scare story
This smacks of desperation, the meat industry are clearly on the back foot now that there have never been so many vegans and meat sales are dropping. The study in…
