health and nutrition
Are Peanuts Healthy on a Vegan Diet?
There’s nothing quite as joyful as watching a dog indulge in a peanut butter snack. That content smacking of their lips, that look in the eyes that says: more, please! We get it, dog....
What Is Monk Fruit, and How to Cook With It
Swapping granulated sugar with something healthier has become a lot easier in recent years. Once relegated to pink and blue packets of zero-calorie sweeteners at coffee bars, baking aisles are now populated by sugar...
’Healthy’ Labels on Meat Are a Really Bad Idea
You have seen the packages of low-fat bologna or hot dogs in the grocery aisles. The food industry has long altered the content of fats and other nutrients in meats, dairy, and eggs to...
12,000 Doctors Are Helping New York’s Hospitals Go Vegan
Hospital food has a reputation for being disappointing. Sad, bland meals often made up of a slab of meat, mushy buttered vegetables, and rice cooked in chicken broth. Even at their best, hospital canteens...
Does Red Meat Cause Heart Disease? What You Need to Know
(Updated February 9, 2020) | Does red meat cause heart disease? Here's what you need to know. A 2018 study by the Cleveland Clinic found that eating red meat may increase the risk of heart...
Slovakian Doctors Reverse Diabetes With Plant-Based Diet
Slovakian researchers have reversed the symptoms of type-2 diabetes with a whole foods, plant-based diet. Pravda, the nation's largest newspaper, featured the new findings on Wednesday. The NFI (Natural Food Interaction) Diet first implemented clinical trials...
Ben Affleck Hires Personal Chef to Help Him Eat Vegan
Ben Affleck might have hired a personal chef to help him eat vegan. The rumor was started by NW, a weekly Australian tabloid magazine. In this week's edition an article "Ben's Cooking Up A Hot...
Science Says Quorn’s Vegan Meat Is Better for Gains Than Whey
Vegan protein may build muscle even better than whey. A new study from the University of Exeter discovered that mycoprotein -- the fungus-based protein used in veggie meat brand Quorn -- is more effective for...
Eating Fried Chicken Linked to Early Death
New research confirms that a diet heavy in fried food is linked to an increased risk of early death. The study, published in the BMJ (British Medical Journal) earlier this year, assessed the diets of 106,966...
65% of Meat Eaters Are Buying All the Vegan Food
Updated April 17, 2019. A new study posits that the majority of consumers are adopting flexitarian eating habits.
What Is a Flexitarian Diet?
The study, conducted by DuPont Nutrition & Health and HealthFocus International, surveyed the...
How to Avoid Anemia on a Vegan Diet
How can you avoid anemia on a vegan diet? Most often caused by an iron deficiency, a plant-based diet may increase one's risk of anemia. But by including certain foods in your diet, you...
Hospital Promotes Vegan Food As Cancer Prevention
Updated May 13, 2019 | Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital in Michigan offered a healthy vegan cooking class to show which foods can help prevent cancer. The class, called the Eating Healthy to Prevent Cancer Cooking...
Steve Harvey Is Now Vegan (and Healthy) Because of Beyoncé
Television host Steve Harvey has gone vegan and it's thanks, in part, to Beyoncé. On an episode of his NBC talk show "Steve," Harvey discussed how heart disease is the leading cause of death for...
Meatless Mondays Come to All New York City Schools
All New York City public schools-- the largest public school system in the world -- will offer Meatless Mondays in the 2019-2020 school year in a bid to improve student health. The program -- announced...
The Ultimate Guide to the Healthiest Vegan Cheeses
Savory and bursting with umami flavor, vegan cheese is undeniably delicious - but is it healthy? Seen as one of the ultimate luxuries, cheese is a delicacy that people love to indulge in. Sprinkled on...
7 Surprising Ways Cooking Can Boost Your Mental Health
Can cooking at home improve your mental health? There are actually a few names for it used in professional circles - therapeutic cooking, culinary therapy, and culinary mindfulness - all of which essentially mean...
6 Million California Students Will Soon Have Vegan Lunch Options
Updated July 5, 2019 | Healthy, climate-friendly vegan meals may soon be available to more than six million students in public schools throughout California. The new bill --introduced in February by Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian (D-Van...
A Vegan Guide to Chris Hemsworth’s ‘Centr’ Fitness App
Actor Chris Hemsworth, known for playing Thor in the Marvel Studios movies, has launched a new health and fitness app featuring a team of international trainers, chefs, and wellness experts. Called Centr, the app...
5 Ways Doctors Can Help Patients Heal With Vegan Food
“How do you have time to discuss nutrition with your patients?” This is one of the most common questions I receive as a physician who advocates for plant-based nutrition - and I think it...
UK Red Meat Consumption Drops Nearly 30% in a Decade
Red and processed meat consumption dropped nearly 30 percent in a decade, according to the Food Standard Agency's National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS). According to the data, red and processed meat consumption declined 19g...
The Planet Needs Everyone to Eat Less Meat, Says Experts
The global population needs to eat less meat in order to move toward a more sustainable food system, according to a new study published in the Lancet last week. The study, called "Food in the...