Tag: Plant-Based

Plant-based diet may lower risk of severe COVID-19, study claims

US report finds COVID-19 Wuhan lab leak theory ‘plausible’ Fox News congressional correspondent Chad Pergram has the details from Capitol Hill on ‘The Story’ Vegetarians are missing out on more than just meat — and it’s a good thing. Researchers have revealed a link between diet and COVID-19 which showed plant-based eaters were 73% less

Don’t Get Conned by ‘Plant-Based Butter’

As if the supermarket weren’t already confusing enough, there’s now something strange afoot in the butter section. Specifically, plant-based butter. Last year Country Crock announced the release of Country Crock Plant-Butter, joining a slew of other products such as Miyoko’s Cultured Vegan Butter, Melt Vegan Butter, and I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter! It’s Vegan

High-Quality, Plant-Based Diet Tied to Lower Risk for CVD Mortality

THURSDAY, March 7, 2019 — Increasing consumption of high-quality, plant-based foods decreases the risk for death from cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a study presented at the American Heart Association Epidemiology and Prevention/Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health 2019 Scientific Sessions, held from March 5 to 8 in Houston. Megu Y. Baden, M.D., Ph.D., from the Harvard

Elle Macpherson Swears By The Alkaline Diet For Glowing Skin

At the height of her career, Elle Macpherson was dubbed ‘The Body’ due to her supermodel proportions. The Australian business mogul has always been open about the hard work and discipline she puts in to maintain her shape, and now the 54-year-old is speaking candidly about how why she decided to overhaul her diet.  “I started to put on

Everything You Need To Know About Nutritional Yeast

You’ve seen it on the menu at your favourite healthy cafe and it’s a regular addition in plant-based recipes – but what exactly is nutritional yeast? From its health stats to its flavour profile – we break down everything you need to know about this très-trend ingredient. What is nutritional yeast? Nutritional yeast is a deactivated strain of

A Third Of Premature Deaths Prevented If We Ate Vegetarian

An increasing amount of evidence suggests that following a vegetarian diet has undeniable health benefits, so much so that a recent study out of Harvard University calculated that at least one-third of premature deaths could be prevented if everyone cut meat from their diets. Researchers say that these findings – presented at the Unite to Cure