HealthyLiving - Animal Agriculture and Climate Change

Going vegan can nearly halve your carbon footprint, new study finds

A new study shows switching from a Mediterranean to a vegan diet cuts emissions by 46% without losing nutrition. If you’ve ever wondered how much of a difference your diet really makes for the planet, science may finally have an answer. A new study published in...

Scientists want cigarette-style warning labels on UK bacon and ham

AnimalAgri, HealthyLiving

Bacon and ham sold in the UK should carry cigarette-style labels warning that chemicals in them cause bowel cancer, scientists say. Scientists wrote to the UK government urging them to introduce cigarette-style cancer warnings on bacon and ham, condemning a decade of...

Plant-based foods can help reduce your stress levels

HealthyLiving

Researchers have found that what we eat can make stress worse. In general, you should gravitate towards meals made from whole, plant-based ingredients. Most of us experience some form of stress. It’s the way that we react when we’re under pressure or when we’re in a...

The surprising benefits of pumpkin and pumpkin seeds

HealthyLiving

Pumpkins have a number of health benefits and are an easy and affordable way to boost your health and add colour to your meals. Whether you consider it a fruit, vegetable, or both, the fact that it’s either is enough to know pumpkins are good for you. Daily...

A new planetary diet could save millions of lives – and the planet

ClimateChange, HealthyLiving

The 2025 EAT-Lancet report has issued its boldest call yet for a global shift in how we eat, urging a global shift to plant-rich diets to protect health, climate and social justice. The newly released 2025 EAT-Lancet Commission has issued its boldest call yet for a...

Europe’s doctors agree that we’re eating too much meat

HealthyLiving, AnimalAgri

New research suggests that 90 percent of European doctors and dieticians believe meat consumption across the continent is too high. The study, commissioned by the international climate advocacy organization Madre Brava, polled 600 healthcare professionals in Italy,...