Calcium: health benefits, foods and deficiency
We all know that we need calcium for healthy bones and teeth, but many still believe that we need cow’s milk and dairy products to get it.
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Dr. Justine Butler
Justine joined Viva! in 2005 after graduating from Bristol University with a PhD in molecular biology. After working as a campaigner, then researcher and writer, she is now Viva!’s head of research and her work focuses on animals, the environment and health. Justine’s scientific training helps her research and write both in-depth scientific reports, such as White Lies and the Meat Report, as well as easy-to-read factsheets and myth-busting articles for consumer magazines and updates on the latest research. Justine also recently wrote the Vegan for the Planet guide for Viva!’s Vegan Now campaign.
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We all know that we need calcium for healthy bones and teeth, but many still believe that we need cow’s milk and dairy products to get it.
Lactose intolerance and cow’s milk allergy are often confused because they both involve reactions to milk, but they are very distinct conditions. Lactose intolerance is a digestive issue related to the inability to digest the sugar lactose whereas cow’s milk allergy is an immune response to the proteins in cow’s milk.
Plant-based meats are an exception among UPFs in that they are better than the foods they were designed to replace.
Cumin and coriander are versatile and popular spices, with distinctly different flavours, that offer an impressive range of health benefits.
Coriander is a versatile and popular spice with a light, slightly sweet flavour, that offer an impressive range of health benefits.
Cumin is a versatile and popular spice that has a warm, earthy flavour and offers an impressive range of health benefits.
During a bird flu housing order, where captive birds have to be kept indoors for months, eggs from previously free range hens may still be called free range, even if the hen has never been outside.
Research shows ultra-processed foods accelerate ageing.
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