Iron fist
The type of iron found in red meat may cause changes that lead to cancers of the colon, breast and prostate, heart disease and other diseases. Writing in the journal...
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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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The type of iron found in red meat may cause changes that lead to cancers of the colon, breast and prostate, heart disease and other diseases. Writing in the journal...
Broccoli offers many health benefits and is a regular feature in Sourcing Science. A study now shows that cruciferous vegetables, such as broccoli and cauliflower, can protect against prostate cancer....
Scientists have known for some time that a high-salt diet may increase the risk of gastric cancer. New research shows just how this might occur. The so-called ‘ulcer bug’ H....
New research suggests that vitamin C may reduce some of the health problems associated with diabetes. Vitamin C is an antioxidant – one of the ‘good guys’ that goes around...
A new study from the American Journal of Epidemiology links dairy products to Parkinson’s disease. Researchers looked at the diets of over 130,000 people (including 388 with Parkinson’s disease) from...
New research shows that breastfed babies with eczema suffer less when their mothers spend time laughing before feeding them. In this study breastfeeding mothers were shown either a feature length...
Evidence linking dairy and cancer adulthood is increasing, but childhood dairy consumption and cancer has not been widely studied. New research looked at the diets of just under 5,000 children...
A large US study looking at the diet and health of around half a million men and women revealed that those who ate the most red meat had a 20-60...
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