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Lab Opens in Secret [click for more]
We all new it was coming; it was just a question of when. For a number of months, hidden behind the building site screens, surveillance cameras and police patrols, so-called scientists have already started torturing animals in the name of progress. Today we learnt that the lab has been opened 'unofficially'. More news as we get it. Shout out to the people on the weekly demo outside the lab today despite the atrocious weather. [click title for more]
Debate: A Future Without Fossil Fuels - Exeter College Wed 12th Nov
The Oxford People and Planet crew have organised what will be an interesting debate entitled A Future Without Fossil Fuels at which anyone is welcome to attend
Exeter College, 7.30pm - See Events listing for more detail/contact info
Dairy under threat from soya?
Dairy world now feels its under threat from soya... scarily defensive!
Check out this story on www.ap-foodtechnology.com.
News from ActiVeg
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Heather Mills dons overalls to paint the walls of her new vegan restaurant
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An animal rights activist, charity campaigner and advocate for amputees, Heather Mills has rarely shied away from hard work.
Check out this story on www.dailymail.co.uk.
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The Effect of a Plant-Based Low-Carbohydrate ("Eco-Atkins") Diet on Body Weight and Blood Lipid Concentrations in Hyperlipidemic Subjects
A low-carbohydrate plant-based diet has lipid-lowering advantages over a high-carbohydrate, low-fat weight-loss diet in improving heart disease risk factors not seen with conventional low-fat diets with animal products.
Check out this story on archinte.ama-assn.org.
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Cancer incidence in British vegetarians
Conclusion: The incidence of some cancers may be lower in fish eaters and vegetarians than in meat eaters.
Check out this story on www.nature.com.
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Eat red meat just three times a week, says World Wildlife Fund
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Packs of red meat should carry warning labels advising shoppers to ration themselves to three portions a week, amid controversial claims that livestock production is killing the planet.
Check out this story on www.dailymail.co.uk.
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Vegetarians less likely to develop cancer than meat eaters, says study
For years, they have boasted of the health benefits of their leafy diets, but now vegetarians have the proof that has so far eluded them: when it comes to cancer risks, they have the edge on carnivores.
Check out this story on www.guardian.co.uk.
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New Zealand: Govt rules out further milk safety probe
The New Zealand Government says it won't honour the previous administration's plan to convene a group of experts to discuss the safety of A2 milk, relative to "ordinary" A1 milk.
Check out this story on www.nzherald.co.nz.
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I don't eat meat - and look at me
A NORTH Wales vegetarian has slammed a report which claims red meat is a vital source of dietary iron.
Check out this story on www.dailypost.co.uk.
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Peanut butter 'good for the heart'
âPeanut butter wards off heart disease,â the Daily Mail has reported. The newspaper said that peanut butter sandwiches could be the secret to beating heart disease after scientists found that snacking on nuts five days a week can halve the risk of a heart attack.
Check out this story on www.nhs.uk.
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Medical news: Vegetarian diets prevent disease
The American Dietetic Association has released an updated position paper on vegetarian diets that concludes such diets, if well-planned, are healthful and nutritious for adults, infants, children and adolescents and can help prevent and treat chronic diseases including heart disease, cancer, obesity and diabetes.
Check out this story on www.scientistlive.com.
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Historic 1.5 million-strong petition calls for road map to end animal experiments
Largest ever animal protection petition to be submitted to 10 Downing Street.
Check out this story on www.uncaged.co.uk.
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Fish's off... Heather Mills gets high and mighty as her vegan café replaces seafood diner
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Heather Mills opens her new vegan café - which replaces a popular seafood restaurant.
Check out this story on www.dailymail.co.uk.