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Most plant-based meat and dairy alternatives have lower saturated fat and higher fibre, study finds | UK News
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Most plant-based meat and dairy alternatives have lower levels of saturated fat and higher fibre than their animal-derived counterparts, researchers have found. They also have substantially lower environmental impacts, including lower greenhouse gas emissions, use of water resources and land use, according to a review of evidence on plant-based alternatives to meat, cheese, eggs and…
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Lab-grown meat could be about to take a small step closer to our plates | Climate News
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Ivy Farm, on the outskirts of Oxford, is not a farm as you know it. There is grass but it’s artificial, there are pigs and sheep but they are upholstered foot-stools with sewn-on faces. There are offices and labs where meat is grown. This could be the future of farming. That future could be about…
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Two servings of red meat a week can increase Type 2 diabetes risk | Science & Tech News
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Just two servings of red meat per week could increase the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, new research suggests. The American study analysed several Type 2 diabetes cases that developed over decades and asked the participants about their diets. Researchers looked at health data from 216,695 people from the Nurses’ Health Study, NHS II,…
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World’s biggest flower that stinks like rotten meat at risk of extinction, say scientists | World News
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The world’s foulest-smelling flower – which mimics the odour of rotting flesh – could be at risk of extinction. Scientists estimate 60% of the 42 Rafflesia species are at “severe risk” due to factors such as deforestation and a lack of seed-banking and propagation. They say some new species may be getting eradicated before they…
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Man left housebound by potentially deadly meat allergy triggered by tick bites | UK News
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A part-time dog walker has been left housebound after tick bites left him with a life threatening allergy to red meat. Christopher Goldman suffers from alpha-gal syndrome, a tickborne illness that can cause anaphylaxis if he eats mammal meat such as beef, pork or lamb. He believes any exposure, including airborne transmission, to any mammal…