The vegetarian 'meat' aimed at replacing the real thing
Could meat-free foods that 'bleed' take the place of traditional burgers and sausages? (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - May 10, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Vegetarian chili with tofu
(Source: MayoClinic.com Full Feed)
Source: MayoClinic.com Full Feed - May 7, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How the new plant-based burgers stack up to beef
Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods are among the companies racing to tap into the massive U.S. market of meat eaters by more closely mimicking the taste of beef than vegetarian patties of the past. So are the plant-based patties better for you or for the planet? (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - May 7, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
Healthy plant-based diet (but not plant-based junk food) may protect kidneys
(Reuters Health) - While a healthy-plant based diet is tied to a lower risk of kidney disease, people who fill their plates with starchy, sugary vegetarian fare may actually increase their risk of kidney damage, a new study suggests. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 3, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
'Little Willies' vegetarian sausages sold in Tesco and Waitrose are recalled
The UK's Food Standards Agency has issued a recall notice for a batch of the sausage six-packs, which sell for £2.99 in Waitrose. Neither Waitrose or Tesco currently have the product in stock online. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 3, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Plant-Based Diets Help Reduce Kidney Disease Risk Long Term Plant-Based Diets Help Reduce Kidney Disease Risk Long Term
Sticking to a healthy plant-based or vegetarian diet resulted in favorable kidney disease outcomes in the first study to examine the association between the two.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - May 2, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nephrology News Source Type: news
Shock diagnosis of uterine cancer – Vicki ’ s story
My mother was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 1999 aged 72 and died shortly afterwards as it had spread. I went to my doctor and asked if I could have some sort of screening. Despite the fact there was no other family history of any type of cancer, my doctor agreed. So, each year I went for a CA125 blood test and an ultrasound scan (internal and/or external). They found that I had a cyst on one ovary but it was a normal cyst. So every year, I went and everything seemed fine and the cyst remained normal – but had grown over the last couple of years. No-one seemed concerned and thought it would go down as I am now pos...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - May 2, 2019 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health hysterectomy stories ovarian cyst uterine cancer Source Type: news
Shock diagnosis of uterine cancer – Vicki ’ s story
My mother was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 1999 aged 72 and died shortly afterwards as it had spread. I went to my doctor and asked if I could have some sort of screening. Despite the fact there was no other family history of any type of cancer, my doctor agreed. So, each year I went for a CA125 blood test and an ultrasound scan (internal and/or external). They found that I had a cyst on one ovary but it was a normal cyst. So every year, I went and everything seemed fine and the cyst remained normal – but had grown over the last couple of years. No-one seemed concerned and thought it would go down as I am now pos...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - May 2, 2019 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health hysterectomy stories ovarian cyst uterine cancer Source Type: news
CKD Risk Lower for Those Following Healthy Plant-Based Diet
FRIDAY, April 26, 2019 -- Greater adherence to healthy plant-based diets and a vegetarian diet is associated with a lower risk for chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published online April 25 in the Clinical Journal of the American... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 26, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Health Tip: Protein For Vegans
-- The recommended dietary allowance suggests that people take in 0.8 grams of protein for every kilogram that they weigh, says the Vegetarian Resource Group.
Vegan foods that are high in protein include:
Tempeh.
Beans, such as soybeans and... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 25, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Vegetarian chili
This meatless chili gets its kick from Fresno peppers. If you can't find them, jalapeno peppers are a good substitute. (Source: MayoClinic.com Recipe of the Day)
Source: MayoClinic.com Recipe of the Day - April 19, 2019 Category: Nutrition Source Type: news
Going vegetarian can reduce your risk of gout by causing less crystals to build-up around joints
A study by Taiwan researchers found that vegetarians had the lowest amount of uric acid which is known to cause gout, the agonising condition that once struck Henry VIII. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 16, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mail on Sunday reviews new breed of vegan burgers, created in a lab to taste like real beef
Few things in life are as simple – or as pleasurable to eat – as a burger. But for a long time, Britain's vegans and vegetarians have had to endure flavourless products. That was until now. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 13, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
