Meat health warning
We know that meat increases the risk of bowel cancer but new research shows that it also increases the risk of nine other serious illnesses.
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Dr. Justine Butler
Justine joined Viva! in 2005 after graduating from Bristol University with a PhD in molecular biology. After working as a campaigner, then researcher and writer, she is now Viva!’s head of research and her work focuses on animals, the environment and health. Justine’s scientific training helps her research and write both in-depth scientific reports, such as White Lies and the Meat Report, as well as easy-to-read factsheets and myth-busting articles for consumer magazines and updates on the latest research. Justine also recently wrote the Vegan for the Planet guide for Viva!’s Vegan Now campaign.
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We know that meat increases the risk of bowel cancer but new research shows that it also increases the risk of nine other serious illnesses.
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The biggest review of all large-scale studies to date finds red and processed meat increase the risk of heart disease, according to research from the University of Oxford.
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It may not appeal much to vegans but cultured meat has the potential to save billions of animals’ lives and have a substantially lower impact on the environment than animal agriculture.
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