Vegan mums stick with it!
06/03/2019 |
One of the mums in the article describes how she has lost friends over her decision to raise her child vegan, they accused her of denying him any choice. The…
Why did Sarah Vine fail on a vegan diet?
25/02/2019 |
Writing at length about her four-week vegan experience, Sarah Vine – married to Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs – didn’t hold back in criticising…
Latest survey reveals the ups and downs in our diets
30/01/2019 |
The latest NDNS report, covering the nine year period from 2008 to 2017, reveals trends in food consumption, nutrient intake and nutritional status for adults and children in the UK.…
New Diabetes Treatment – starve or thrive?
05/12/2018 |
NHS England has announced a new treatment for type 2 diabetes in the form of a very low-calorie diet (VLCD). Thousands of patients will be prescribed the 800-calories-a-day regimen as…
Red and processed meat taxes would transform healthcare
07/11/2018 |
The study modelled what the tax on processed and red meat products should be if the health consequences of consuming them were taken into account. They also considered the level…
March of the vegans
06/11/2018 |
In the same week that Waitrose showed its food magazine editor William Sitwell the door for mocking vegans, they have published a report suggesting that one in eight Britons are…
Vegan diet as a diabetes treatment
31/10/2018 |
The review published in BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care analysed all previous controlled trials where plant-based diets were used to treat or manage diabetes in adults. The aim of…
Fat lies – don’t fall for them
30/10/2018 |
The ‘fat is back’ brigade got a roasting in today’s Guardian “Butter nonsense: the rise of the cholesterol deniers”. This lot, not unlike flat earthers and climate change deniers, will not…
Fruit, veg and nuts help combat depression
26/09/2018 |
Researchers, from University College London, reviewed the dietary habits of 32,908 people in France, Australia, Spain, UK and the US and found similar patterns around the world. They looked at…
