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Iodine – get informed

Author:
Justine Butler
As sales of plant milks continue to soar, the dairy industry has turned its focus on iodine – trying to persuade people to drop plant milks in favour of dairy on the basis that cow’s milk contains this vital trace element. However, there are much healthier ways to get your iodine…
In the human body, iodine is essential for the production of the thyroid hormones (triiodothyronine and thyroxine, or T3 and T4 respectively). These regulate how energy is produced and used up in the body. Too much or too little iodine can throw our metabolism off balance.
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Bad protein, good protein

Heart Disease & Stroke
Dairy
Eggs
Fish
Meat
The type of protein we eat matters more than we thought

The biggest study to date – with over 130,000 participants - of the effects of both plant and animal protein on human health produced surprisingly clear results.
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Out with the Old!

Author:
Justine Butler
Subtitle:
New government heath advice shuns meat and dairy
Public Health England has just published new dietary advice recommending people halve their dairy intake and eat less meat, replacing it with beans and pulses!
Viva!Health have been campaigning for change for years and it’s been a long time coming, but it seems things are beginning to change.
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Bovine leukemia and breast cancer

Cancer
Dairy
Meat
According to a recent study, women who are infected with a virus called the bovine leukemia virus (BLV) might have an increased risk of breast cancer. Researchers tested breast tissue of 239 women for BLV and found that 59 per cent of those who had breast cancer also had BLV. Based on the study data and after taking other risk factors into consideration, the odds of having breast cancer were three times higher if BLV was present.
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The power of plants

Cancer
Antioxidants
Dairy
Eggs
Fruits and Vegetables
Meat
Nuts and Seeds
Pulses
Wholegrains
Wholesome plant-based diet can considerably lower your risk of breast cancer
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Plant-based diets protect the liver

Child Health
Diets
Dairy
Eggs
Fats
Fruits and Vegetables
Meat
Pulses
Seafood
Soya
Sweets, Salt & Junk Food
Wholegrains
A study shows a plant-based diet offers protection whilst a meat-based one can contribute to damage

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) occurs when fat is deposited in the liver due to causes other than excessive alcohol use. It’s considered to be one of the symptoms of metabolic syndrome, which also includes obesity, insulin resistance (pre-diabetic stage), elevated fat levels in the blood and high blood pressure. It comes as no surprise that it’s been linked to unhealthy diets and increasingly younger people develop this condition.
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Healthy fats, healthy hearts

Cholesterol
Heart Disease & Stroke
Dairy
Meat
Nuts and Seeds
Soya
Sweets, Salt & Junk Food
The American Heart Association published an advisory on fats and heart disease to give a clear warning against saturated fats
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A Brief History of Plant Milks

Author:
Veronika Powell
The dairy industry is up in arms about plant milks, first banning the use of the word ‘milk’ to describe a milky liquid that didn’t come from anyone’s mammary glands and now crying wolf over how many deficiencies we’ll possibly suffer if we ditch dairy.
Soya milk
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Prostate protection

Cancer
Obesity and Overweight
Alcohol
Dairy
Eggs
Fruits and Vegetables
Meat
Soya
Tea and Coffee
Plant-based diets can be potent in preventing prostate cancer

Genetic factors can play an important role in prostate cancer but lifestyle and diet choices are crucial – they can significantly increase or reduce the risk. Obesity poses a particular risk because it raises the levels of sex hormones which, in turn, increase the risk of this hormone-sensitive cancer. Some sexually transmitted diseases have been linked to a higher risk too, as well as physical inactivity, smoking and alcohol consumption.
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Happy heart foods

Blood Pressure
Heart Disease & Stroke
Antioxidants
Dairy
Eggs
Fats
Fruits and Vegetables
Meat
Nuts and Seeds
Pulses
Vitamins and Minerals
Wholegrains
A new review of evidence shows how fantastic plant foods are for your heart
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Milk Race

Author:
Veronika Powell
As more and more plant milks are popping up, you may be wondering about their health benefits and how they compare to cow's milk. Veronika Powell explores the milky landscape

Firstly, let's have a proper look at what any milk actually is - a very watery liquid, around 90 per cent is always water. Therefore, any amount of nutrients it contains is more or less diluted and any health effects depend on how much of it you drink.
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Dairy puts your heart at risk

Blood Pressure
Heart Disease & Stroke
Dairy
Fats
Wholegrains
Dairy and other animal fats have been shown to put you at risk of heart disease and stroke

Dairy products contain varying amounts of fat but a considerable portion of it is always saturated fat. This study investigated the link between dairy fat intake and the incidence of heart disease and stroke among 220,000 people whose diets and health were followed for decades.
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Help! I’m addicted to cheese!

Author:
Veronika Powell
If you have ever toyed with the idea of going vegan, you most probably thought (at least once) that you might not be able to live without cheese.
The truth is, cheese addiction is real and once you break free from it, the cravings stop.
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Being Vegan isn’t such a pain

Cholesterol
Diabetes
Diets
Dairy
Fruits and Vegetables
Meat
According to a new study published in May 2015, a low-fat vegan diet can reduce the pain associated with diabetic neuropathy (nerve pain frequently experienced by diabetics). In this pilot study, diabetics were either assigned to a low-fat vegan diet or to a control group with no diet change. Everyone was given a vitamin B12 supplement for the 20 weeks of the study and at the end, the vegan group achieved improved blood-sugar control with some patients needing to have their medication reduced.
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Dem bones love fruit & veg

Osteoporosis
Dairy
Fruits and Vegetables
Meat
The journal Osteoporosis International has recently published a review of studies on bone health and acid-alkali balance in the body. Everything we eat forms either acids or alkalis when digested and there has been much debate about whether acid-forming foods, such as meat, cheese, sugar and alcohol, can result in weaker bones.
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Lactose intolerant people less likely to get cancer

Cancer
Dairy
People who have lactose intolerance can’t digest lactose, the sugar in milk, and therefore have to avoid dairy products. As milk and dairy products consumption has been suggested to play a role in the development of some types of cancer, Swedish scientists decided to do a population study and investigate whether lactose intolerant people get less cancer. The cancer types in question were lung, breast and ovary.
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Vegans have the friendliest guts

Digestion
Dairy
Fruits and Vegetables
Meat
As vegan diets gain popularity, more and more studies are looking into their potential health benefits. Although a vegan diet doesn’t necessarily have to be healthy (if it’s based on processed, fatty and sugary foods), on average it tends to fare better than other diets in many aspects and the numbers of health-conscious vegans are growing. A recent study focused on reviewing available data on vegan, vegetarian and omnivore (meat-eater) gut health and, in particular, the type of gut bacteria that these diets promote.
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Milk’s no bone builder

Osteoporosis
Dairy
Results of a long-term study showed that milk consumption during adolescence will not protect you from fractures and poor bone health later in life. We all know the dairy industry want us to believe we need milk and keep telling us it’ll help our bones but it’s simply a lie. In fact, the researchers found that men consuming high amounts of milk during adolescence had a higher risk of hip fracture in adulthood.
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Phthalates? No thank you

Food Poisoning
Dairy
Fats
Meat
Phthalates are man-made chemicals used as plasticisers in polyvinyl chloride (PVC) materials such as food packaging, flooring and some medical equipment and are added to cosmetics and personal care products as solvents, fixatives and adhesives. They are also very prone to leaching into the environment and entering our food chain. Phthalates are classified as endocrine-disrupting chemicals – they can affect your hormones –and have been linked to adverse health effects, especially in infants, children and adolescents.
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Red alert – vegans get less cancer!

Cancer
Dairy
Meat
It’s official; vegetarians and vegans get less cancer. A new study from Oxford University, looking at how diet affects cancer risk, has revealed that people who don’t eat meat have a much lower risk of getting the disease. The 15-year study followed 60,000 British men and women, of which over 18,000 were vegetarians and 2,246 vegan. They found that cancer incidence was 11 per cent lower in vegetarians, but a whopping 19 per cent lower in vegans. This adds to a huge body of evidence showing how red and processed meat increases the risk of cancer and other diseases.
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Dairy

Iodine – get informed

Bad protein, good protein

Out with the Old!

Bovine leukemia and breast cancer

The power of plants

Plant-based diets protect the liver

Healthy fats, healthy hearts

A Brief History of Plant Milks

Prostate protection

Happy heart foods

Milk Race

Dairy puts your heart at risk

Help! I’m addicted to cheese!

Being Vegan isn’t such a pain

Dem bones love fruit & veg

Lactose intolerant people less likely to get cancer

Vegans have the friendliest guts

Milk’s no bone builder

Phthalates? No thank you

Red alert – vegans get less cancer!

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