Vegan Diet and Postpartum Recovery: The Complete Guide
Discover the science-backed benefits and practical tips of adopting a vegan diet during postpartum recovery.
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Nutrition & Health
Reporting, analysis and practical guides on Nutrition & Health. Part of Humane Foundation's coverage of plant-based living, animal welfare, climate and sustainability across 22 languages.
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Saturated Fat Showdown: Plant vs Animal Sources – The Survival of Pigby
Diving into the mechanism-level differences of saturated fats from plant and animal sources, as told through the survival story of Pigby.
By Ava Green, Sydney, AU · 3 min read
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Milk's Bone Health Claims: Debunked — A Decade of Expert Insights (2024)
Dairy's bone health benefits have been challenged. We asked experts about the latest research.
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The Plant-Based Traveller's Guide to Reading a Nutrition Panel: What Really Matters for Fenceline Communities in 2024
A practical guide for BIPOC and low-income travellers navigating processed plant-based foods by decoding nutrition labels with a focus on sodium, added sugar, and fibre.
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Red Meat & Cancer: The IARC's Verdict — Southeast Asia's Perspective in 2024
Seven years after the International Agency for Research on Cancer classified processed meat as carcinogenic, Southeast Asia confronts rising meat consumption, traditional dietary patterns, and public health challenges.
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Farmed Salmon: Cognition, Welfare, and the Nordic Iron Deficiency Anemia Debate, 2024
Farmed salmon, a staple in Nordic diets, presents complex welfare challenges and nutritional considerations, especially concerning iron deficiency anemia on vegan diets.
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Uncovering Dairy Marketing 'Legal Loopholes' in Europe: A 2024 Investigation
An undercover investigation reveals how dairy marketing exploits legal grey areas in Europe to promote products, challenging independent nutrition science.
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How Much Protein Do Vegans Really Need?
A scientific look at vegan protein requirements, dispelling common myths and providing evidence-based guidelines for calculating your personal plant-based protein intake.
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The Plant-Based Paradox: Navigating the Hidden Hunger for Micronutrients
As plant-based eating becomes mainstream, a new challenge emerges: ensuring the bioavailability of crucial micronutrients that go far beyond the usual suspects like B12 and iron.
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Understand the evidence in this desk
Environmental comparisons depend on the unit, place and production system studied. Animal-welfare claims also need species-specific evidence and local law. Read methods and dates before applying a finding to a different setting.
Reference sources
- Factory farm (CAFO)
- A concentrated animal feeding operation: a facility that confines large numbers of animals indoors at high stocking density, relying on imported feed rather than pasture.
- Sentience
- The capacity to have subjective experiences such as pain, fear or pleasure. Sentience is the usual scientific threshold for saying an animal's interests matter morally.
- CO2e (carbon dioxide equivalent)
- A common unit that converts methane, nitrous oxide and other greenhouse gases into the amount of CO2 that would cause the same warming, so different food systems can be compared.
- Land-use change
- Conversion of forest, savannah or wetland into cropland or pasture. Most agricultural land-use change emissions worldwide are driven by grazing and feed crops.