Viva! Health unravels the most recent scientific research and makes it easy to understand. Here we update you on the latest findings…
Gut feeling
- Digestion
- Farting/Flatulence
- Fibre
- Fruits and Vegetables
- Mental Health & Cognitive Function
- Vegan diets
What is the gut microbiota? The term ‘microbiota’ is used to describe the collection of different microbes that inhabit different parts of the body. For example, the microbiota of the…
Bird flu outbreak in Poland
The H5N8 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus was detected in a turkey flock of 40,000 birds and local media reported that the outbreak might result in them all being slaughtered.…
A load of old tripe
In a speech billed as a ‘meat fight-back’ at the Oxford Farming Conference, Alice Stanton, professor of cardiovascular pharmacology at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, said that nutrient…
Vegans to be protected by law
The landmark legal case was brought by Jordi Casamitjana, who believes he was unfairly dismissed by the League Against Cruel Sports after he raised concerns that its pension fund was…
Plant milks – good for you and the planet!
In ‘The unhealthy truth about non-dairy milk’ all kinds of disparaging and inaccurate comments about plant milks were thrown about. For example, how nutritionally inferior they are, how they are…
Call for superbugs to be listed as a cause of death
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is causing an increasing number of deaths every year. Lord Jim O’Neill said: “The case for having death certificates to include AMR as a cause of death is quite…
The rise of superbugs
In 1945, Alexander Fleming, who discovered penicillin, warned of the danger of over-reliance on antibiotics and the threat of bacteria developing resistance. Now, 74 years later, his fears have been…
