Viva! Health unravels the most recent scientific research and makes it easy to understand. Here we update you on the latest findings…
Gelatine is not a superfood
This week, Channel 4 broadcast Superfoods: The Real Story. This programme examines so-called superfoods and reveals the science (if any) underlying the claims, or so they claim. First up was…
Good and bad food taxes
- Blood Pressure
- Diabetes
- Fruits and Vegetables
- Heart Disease & Stroke
- Meat
- Nuts and Seeds
- Sweets & Salt & Junk Food
- Wholegrains
Mamma mia, Italians approve of vegan diets!
- Child Health
- Diets
- Fats
- Vitamins and Minerals
Poison Eggs
According to the latest estimates, around 700,000 eggs from the Netherlands and Belgium contaminated with the pesticide fipronil have reached the UK food market. The symptoms of fipronil poisoning include…
Vegetarians are LESS likely to be depressed
The Daily Mail says that vegetarian men are more likely to suffer from depression. If you look at the research, it quickly becomes clear that the opposite is true. Curiously,…
Men jailed for horsemeat conspiracy
This week The Guardian reports that Andronicos Sideras, 55, was sentenced to four and a half years, while his co-conspirator, 58-year-old Ulrik Nielsen, was jailed for three and a half…
Hepatitis E: raw pork is main cause of infection in EU
Raw or undercooked pork meat and liver is the most common cause of hepatitis E infection in the EU, says a new report from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).…
Fruit fights diabetes
- Diabetes
- Fruits and Vegetables
ASA Rules in favour of ad saying ‘humane milk’ is a myth!
The ASA received seven complaints about the advert that said: “Humane milk is a myth. Don’t buy it”. The advert refers to the injustice and cruelty of talking the calf…
Men’s Health and Diabetes Awareness Week
This week – June12-17 – health charity Viva! Health are warning men against egg consumption as part of Men’s Health and Diabetes awareness week in June. Diabetes, heart disease and…



