We reviewed data that purportedly showed a vegan diet was healthier and found there were more factors at play.
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Self-study has a rich history in science that dates back hundreds of years.
Considering veganism as bigger than your own dietary choices can free you from futile debates about what is and isn’t acceptable on the plate.
Raw veganism may have more risks than benefits.
A climate-friendly diet is a relatively easy way to reduce your environmental impact.
Hip fractures are one of the most common types of fracture – which disproportionately affect women.
Infectious diseases originating in wild animals are high and may be increasing. This is a sign that ecosystem degradation is undermining the planet’s capacity to sustain human wellbeing.
Most vegan cheeses have little nutritional value.
Plant-based diets may lack a number of important nutrients, such as vitamin B12 and iodine.
Eating more plant-based foods is great for your health, for farm animals and the environment.
To explain the difference between vegan and non-vegan wines, I first need to walk you through the basics of conventional winemaking. So top up your glass and let’s begin.
Celebrity diets are nothing new, they were popular centuries ago, a trip through history shows.
We found that vegan and vegetarian diets cost a third less than current high-meat, high-dairy diets many people follow.
But the national goal of cutting meat intake by 30% over the next ten years is likely to be missed.
Going vegan has been found to bring health benefits, but it can also impact your friendships.
Cutting out dairy, eggs and meat is thought to prevent and reverse heart disease. But as our latest study shows, the evidence doesn’t back this claim up.
It is possible to be an ethical vegan, who supports a better world for animals, and have the COVID-19 vaccine.
Recruiting more vegans for studies in the future will help us understand how this diet affects health.
A well-planned plant-based diet can support good health at every age.
Food choices make a difference to the climate impact of our diet. Every step towards eating a more plant-based diet results in lower emissions, better population health and reduced healthcare costs.
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NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow and Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University
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Professor of Political Theory, University of Sheffield
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Professor of Natural Sciences, UCL
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Visiting Academic, Aston Medical School, Aston University
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Senior research associate, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate lecturer, Nutritional Biochemistry, University of Hertfordshire
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Associate Professor in Sociology, University of East Anglia
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Professor Environment and Health, University of Otago
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Associate Professor in Biology and Biomedical Science, Aston University
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Professor of Nutritional Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Leeds
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Lecturer in Criminology, The Open University
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Director, Agri-Food Analytics Lab, Professor in Food Distribution and Policy, Dalhousie University
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Research fellow, UCL
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Reader in Political Theory, Royal Holloway University of London
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Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
