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Today is Theme Day here at the b5 Science and Health channel (hosted at Cancer Commentary this month), and we are celebrating National Men’s Health Week. In honor of this, I have a question: why is it that eating big hunks of meat is considered manly in this day and age? It’s not like most […]
In honor of the upcoming World Health Day on April 7th, the b5 Science and Health Channel bloggers have each chosen an issue that affects the entire world to write about today. Below is a round-up of these posts - go read ‘em!
Grace over at Flu Patrol has written about a drug-resistant TB patient who […]
It’s getting harder and harder to hide from the fact that eating meat is bad for the planet. The UN’s report Livestock’s Long Shadow was the inspiration for a NY Times editorial this week.
This article is a good reminder not to take fat-free dieting too far: a little fat (preferably something healthy like olive […]
Eating more vegetables, especially leafy greens, is a great way to keep yourself mentally fit into old age.
A six-year study of almost 2000 people over 65 found those who ate the most vegetables displayed 40 per cent less mental decline and in mental function tests they rated at levels expected of people five years younger.
So […]
In my endeavor to learn more about nutrition and creating a healthy vegetarian diet, I have come across a lot of articles opining on what we humans are supposed to eat. Specifically, there are a lot of people out there arguing that humans aren’t supposed to eat meat for one biological reason or another. They […]
Not that this comes as any surprise, but a recent study has proven that intelligent children are more likely to become vegetarians later in life.
Men who were vegetarian had an IQ score of 106, compared with 101 for non-vegetarians; while female vegetarians averaged 104, compared with 99 for non-vegetarians.
The article goes on to explain how […]
They’re delicious, that’s for sure, and healthy to boot. But the latest news, that garlic and onions can help thwart cancer, raises these two pungent bulbs to super food status.
According to the results of recent studies carried out in Italy and Switzerland, the risk of several different kinds of cancer is reduced in people who […]
Blogger Urban Vegan shares her thoughts about whether cats should be vegan. I can definitely see both sides of this argument.
The American Cancer Society recommends that cancer survivors maintain a healthy weight, and a vegetarian diet may be the way to go. According to their recent report, “vegetarian diets can have many benefits because they […]
Put down that hamburger, lady! A recent study in the UK shows a link between high levels of red meat consumption and breast cancer in young women.
The title (”Veggie isn’t Easy“) of this article caught my eye. It talks about some of the weird and wacky ingredients you might need to use if you *gasp* […]
Since I’ve started mentioning to friends and family that I am considering going vegan, several well-meaning but misguided folks have warned me about about getting enough protein or suggested I eat lots of beans with rice to make sure I got all my essential amino acids in the right combinations.This combination theory comes from the […]
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