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How plant-based diets can help save the planet and keep you healthy

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Keen on quinoa? Why the whole grain packs a powerful nutritional punch

The whole grain is packed with protein and carbs, essential amino acids, B vitamins and fibre – and can be used in a wide variety of recipes.

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Vegan diet may lower your biological age, study of identical twins shows

A small study of identical twins, with one of each pair fed an omnivorous diet and the other a plant-based diet, found after eight weeks that those on the latter diet had lower weight and biological age.

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Where a lifelong vegetarian goes for ‘stunning’ Chinese food in Hong Kong

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Why athletes won’t score any French fries in the Paris Olympic Village

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Menopausal hot flushes can be reduced by low-fat vegan diet with soybeans

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How a plant-based diet can help children thrive – experts explain

With research having shown plant-based diets are healthy for children, experts explain which foods to offer them to meet their nutritional needs, and how to get them to embrace going vegan.

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How nudge theory gently persuades people to change their eating habits

Eating plant-heavy diets will help us reduce greenhouse emissions, and nudge theory – small interventions and gentle persuasion – is being used to persuade people to change their habits.

Cutting out meat and taking up plant-based diets will help reduce greenhouse emissions, and nudge theory – small interventions and gentle persuasion – is being used to persuade people to change their habits. Photo: Shutterstock
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She lost 32kg in 14 months on a high-carb, plant-based diet

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To make it to his 30th birthday, 190kg podcaster lost 127kg – here’s how

An American podcaster, who grew up fat and eating lots of junk food, describes his weight-loss journey – from being a 190kg fast-food addict to a trim 63kg advocate of the plant-based lifestyle.

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Veganism and vegetarianism
News and insight on the vegan and vegetarian lifestyles and plant-based diets.
last updated:
9 September, 2024
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