University of Manchester launches vegan-friendly menu
24/03/2016 |
First year mathematics student, Aless Donebauer, was the only vegan student living in catered halls when they chef decided to change the menu to be more inclusive. The vegan option…
Going vegan could help prevent prostate cancer
03/03/2016 |
The US study analysed data on over 26,000 men comparing how a meat-and-dairy diet and a vegan diet affect the chances of developing prostate cancer. Around eight per cent of…
BBC Milking the Truth
23/02/2016 |
It was more like an infomercial; an advertising film promoting cow’s milk in a supposedly objective style. Unfortunately the programme was misleading and riddled with factual errors and poor advice.…
Do men pass on obesity genes?
13/01/2016 |
Romain Barrès’ team at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark found marked differences in the sperm from 13 lean and 10 moderately obese men. They discovered a pattern of genetic…
Veganuary hitting the headlines
04/01/2016 |
Veganuary aims to reduce the suffering of animals by inspiring and supporting people across the globe to go vegan for the month of January. Veganuary has taken the media by…
Environmental effect of bacon vs lettuce
15/12/2015 |
The headlines are reporting today that “Lettuce is three times worse than bacon for emissions and vegetarian diets could be bad for environment”. How can that be? We all know…
Happy Vegans!
07/12/2015 |
There will probably be a story in the press this week saying how vegetarians are more likely to suffer from depression and anxiety… stories like this make sensational headlines but…
World Vegan Day!
02/11/2015 |
The seven reasons to go vegan cover health (very timely in the week that the World Health Organisation classified processed meats as being as carcinogenic as tobacco!); animals – obviously;…
