VEGAN HEALTH BENEFITS
There are many benefits becoming a vegan, but don’t just believe us – read what the experts are saying below. If you aren’t vegan already, you will be after reading these articles!
Eden project launches pop-up cafe to help people to choose plant-based options
Eden Project in Cornwall, England, a structure designed to represent three distinct climates of the world. has launched a pop-up restaurant with vegan food.
How eating plant-based foods helps the planet
The animal agriculture industry accounts for an exorbitant amount of our earth’s woes. However, eating a plant-based diet can counter these challenges.
Doctors encourage village to go plant-based and see huge health improvements
Two doctors have dramatically improved the health of a small village in Canada after convincing the community to take up a vegan diet.
What’s stopping us from eating less meat?
Eating less meat could help the environment and our health – so what’s stopping us? Perhaps we need to tackle the misconceptions around plant-based eating.
Wine is not always vegan
Wine is made from grapes, grapes are plants, plants are vegan, therefore wine is vegan – simple as that, right? Unfortunately not.
Tips on how to reduce your carbon footprint
By making simple changes like eating fewer animal products and more fresh produce, you can cut your personal greenhouse gas emissions significantly.
6 reasons to go vegan this January
The driving force for many behind going vegan is concerns over animal welfare, but a plant-based diet also has benefits for the planet and your health.
The Game Changers is causing big changes
One documentary cannot change the world, but it appears that the Game Changers has hit us where we feel it most – in our stomachs.
How vegan are your vegetables?
Even if you avoid industrial farm produce it’s likely that your vegetables will have been grown with the help of manure and other animal products.
Animal agriculture linked to antibiotic resistance in humans
Factory farming is responsible for many public and environmental health issues and antibiotic resistance is just one of them.
The best and worst vegan Christmas food in UK stores
It’s now possible to have all your favourites, from pigs in blankets to mince pies and roasts without harming any animals. But does any of it taste nice?
Dairy linked to premature death
A recent study published in the BMJ has found that adults who consume the most dairy, compared with the least, are at the highest risk for early death.
Plant-based diet reduces the risk of cognitive decline in old age
Researchers found that people who strongly adhered to plant-based dietary patterns during midlife were less likely to develop cognitive impairment later on.
Celebrating 10 years of Meat Free Monday
Meat Free Monday has a new logo, with a personal touch from Paul McCartney, and hopes its fresh and fun anniversary campaign will inspire more people to join the movement.
Plant-based diet can significantly alleviate symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Research has found that Rheumatoid Arthritis symptoms can be alleviated significantly from a plant-based diet.
Our food choices can keep us and the planet healthy
What you eat matters. Not only is it important to eat food that is healthy, but what you eat also has an impact on the planet’s health.
Doctors want warning labels on cheese
Physician members of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine are petitioning the Food and Drug Administration to put a warning label on cheese.
Peas are the new superfood
For decades soya beans have been the main supply of plant-based protein, but pea protein has become an attractive alternative.
Animal agriculture is destroying our planet and making us sick
Connecting the dots on animal agriculture’s impact on the environment, coupled with the truth about nutrition.
10 things I have learned in the first year of being vegan
From a vault of newfound recipes to knowing exactly what products to avoid in the supermarket, you learn lots your first year!
The real cost of cheap chicken
Concerns about the safety of post-Brexit imports mask a bigger issue: the hyper-intensive American farming model.
You don’t need meat says new Harvard study
In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, researchers confirmed that all our nutritional needs can be satisfied without eating meat.
A planetary plant-based diet would transform our future say scientists
The first science-based diet has been devised and it requires huge cuts in red meat-eating in Western countries and radical changes across the world.
Is plant-based meat healthy?
Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods produce delicious plant-based meat alternatives. However, they are far from healthy foods.
