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To rein in the greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental impacts from livestock farming and to reduce diet-related diseases, people in the UK must eat 30% less meat by the end of the decade, according to a recent report commissioned by the government. Vegan and vegetarian diets might seem more popular than ever, but is the country on track to […] Globally, coronary heart diseases (caused by narrowed arteries that supply the heart with blood) claim nearly nine million lives each year1, the largest of any disease, and present a huge burden to health systems. Until now, it has been unclear whether eating meat increases the risk of heart disease, and if this varies for different kinds of meat. Researchers at […] One week the food pantry had frozen crabmeat; other weeks, deli meat or plant-based "meat." The week before the Fourth of July, there was no meat at all, and a reminder that the pantry would be closed the next two weeks. Even though she never knows exactly what she'll get, Lesli Pastrana is grateful for the Mercado El Sol food […] Genetic mutations indicative of DNA damage were associated with high red meat consumption and increased cancer-related mortality in patients with colorectal cancer, according to a study published in Cancer Discovery. “We have known for some time that consumption of processed meat and red meat is a risk factor for colorectal cancer,” said Marios Giannakis, MD, Ph.D., an assistant professor of […] Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research in Japan have discovered a recipe for continuous cyclical regeneration of cultured hair follicles from hair follicle stem cells. Scientists have been making waves in recent years by developing ways to grow a variety of useful items in laboratories, from meat and diamonds to retinas and other organoids. At the RIKEN […] THE CURRENT DEFINITIONS for the term plant-based are hazy. So food-manufacturing companies can slap a “plant-based” label on anything and collect a health halo. That’s why in creating our new book, Men’s Health Plant-Based Eating (The Diet That Can Include Meat), we built our own definition with the help of experts. And here’s the thing: Not one of them said […] The United States Department of Agriculture has updated its nutritional guidelines for all Americans, continuing to recommend limiting red meat and saturated fat. The cattle industry has objected to the guidelines, on the grounds that they don't adequately address beef, but instead refer more broadly to "protein foods" including plant-based options. Beef industry and low-carb diet advocates claim that the […] Health authorities are urging safe food handling and slaughter during Eid al-Adha, as livestock sales and meat donations have been encouraged to move online to prevent the spread of COVID-19 at markets. The World Health Organization has called for strict rules around animal slaughter ahead of this weekend’s global celebrations for Eid Al-Adha—meaning festival of sacrifice. While the source of […] (HealthDay)—Workers from ethnic and minority groups make up nearly all meatpacking employees who’ve been infected during COVID-19 outbreaks at their facilities, a new government study reveals. The stats show that nearly 1 of every 10 workers in affected plants were diagnosed with COVID-19, based on figures from 14 states that reported the total number of workers in facilities with outbreaks. […] Industrial livestock farms or factory farms account for more than 50% of global pork and poultry meat production and 10% of beef and mutton production. Graphic exposés of how animals are processed in such places rarely fail to shock us. It’s important to keep the welfare of animals at these facilities at the forefront of the story. But along the […]
Meat eating drops by 17% over a decade in the UK
Red and processed meat linked to increased risk of heart disease, study shows
California takes a nibble at offering food stamps to undocumented immigrants
Red meat consumption may promote DNA damage-associated mutations in patients with colorectal cancer
Researchers discover a recipe for cyclical regeneration of bioengineered hair
atarax medicine
The meat industry rails against new dietary guidelines for only mentioning ‘beef’ 5 times as the US promotes plant-based protein
Keep Eid al-Adha meat safe from COVID-19
COVID-19 outbreaks at meat processing plants are hitting minorities hard
Animals suffer for meat production – and meatworkers do, too
