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5 surprising benefits of a plant-based diet

Many of the more important benefits of a plant-based diet – particularly for climate health and animals – are well known. Yet surprisingly, despite the science being quite…

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Healthy results from a diet shift

As we move into 2020, there are increasingly easily accessible plant-based food alternatives to help us combat unhealthy eating habits, and live a cleaner lifestyle. What…

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Pat McAuley Ted Talk
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A Plant-based Diet Changed My Life

Pat McAuley describes the impact that food has on his life and why he is an advocate of the health and environmental benefits of plant-based living.…

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Should you buy organic?

Buying fruit and vegetables can sometimes be challenging – is it always worth spending more for organic over conventionally produced products? It is generally known that…

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New Zealanders are reducing their meat consumption

According to a report titled “Hungry for Plant-Based: Consumer Insights”, approximately a third of New Zealanders say they are reducing their meat consumption. The report, commissioned…

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go-flexitarian
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‘Flexitarian’ or full vegetarian?

According to new research by Johns Hopkins University (JHU) in Baltimore, USA, a ‘flexitarian’ diet with one serving of meat a day has a lower carbon…

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A happy cow?
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Plant-based diets – Seven facts

Wikipedia’s definition of a plant-based diet is “a diet consisting mostly or entirely of foods derived from plants, including vegetables, grains, nuts, seeds, legumes and fruits,…

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Marco Springmann | TED Talk
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Reducing meat consumption to save our planet

Climate change should be a concern for everyone. In order to help save our planet, it is an accepted fact that as a global population we…

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flexitarian eating
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What is a flexitarian?

Flexitarian diets are picking up in popularity, and many have the idea that adopting it could be a way for us to help the environment. But…

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