With demand for meat alternatives growing, the meat industry is getting protective over names such as ‘vegetarian sausages’.
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Canadians are increasingly looking to alternatives to meat to get their protein. Pulses like lentils and chickpeas are becoming more popular. Will insects find a way onto our plates too?
Humans have long been trying differentiate themselves from the rest of the biological world. Is it because we’re superior, or just insecure?
Canadians still love their meat, but consumers under 35 are three times more likely to consider themselves vegetarians or vegans than consumers who are 49 or older.
The first step is to take an iron supplement to give your iron stores an immediate boost, then you want to investigate the cause and possibly work on your diet.
Taxing a food product like meat, which has been entrenched in our culture for so long, is silly. We should let the market evolve and allow consumers to make their own choices.
Our obsession with gut health, diet and well-being is far from new: the Victorians had very similar concerns.
Canadians are increasingly invested in their food – where it comes from, how it’s produced, and whether it’s healthy. Here are some predicted food trends for 2018.
The current trend is to dispense with meat and even any animal products. What does science say about these new diets?
From donuts to avocados, food impacts your heart health. Here we delve into the science of how to eat – to reduce your chances of cardiovascular disease.
Research suggests it could be down to how our brains are wired.
If you’re finding it difficult to go veggie, don’t worry. Here are some tricks to help you, informed by science.
A survey of Australians found most (70%) thought that a plant-based diet would prevent disease. But what does the literature say? And is meat really bad that for you?
Given the carnivorous trend of the US presidency, it is unsurprising that food is a significant metaphor in House of Cards.
Eat less meat, save the world
If Doctor Who is supposed to respect members of other species, not all of his incarnations see eye to eye when it comes to dinner.
The year is 2067. The world has gone vegan and ‘meat’ is only a horrific memory.
Pet food is a multi-billion-dollar industry that consumes huge amounts of animal protein. A veterinary nutrition specialist explains how to feed dogs and cats healthily and sustainably.
A flexitarian is a vegetarian who eats small amounts of meat.
When we compared the risk of early death between vegetarians and non-vegetarians while controlling for a range of other factors, we did not find any statistical difference.
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