Meat and health

Large study: High consumption of red meat was linked to the risk of this disease

Red meat has long been flagged by health authorities, but whereas in the past it was linked to heart disease and stroke – this time a connection to diabetes was found.

Red meat
 A Burger King whopper and fries.

Eating red meat significantly increases risk of type-2 diabetes - study

Profuse's 3D cultivated meat

Profuse Technology achieves 80% faster muscle growth for cultivated meat

How much red meat is OK to eat? Health experts weigh in


Where's the beef? Half of US beef eaten by 12% of population - study

45% of the population ate no beef on any given day, whereas half of all US beef was consumed by 12% of the population.

 Black Iron's wagyu beef

Do you need carbohydrates to increase muscle mass or will protein do the job?

Carbohydrates have become a taboo in the exercise and health communities in recent years, but they are not all bad and are not necessarily responsible for causing obesity.

 Person doing push ups (illustrative)

Eat green, live longer: New research links planet-friendly foods to lower mortality risk

The data showed that those with higher PHDI scores had a 15% reduced risk of death from conditions like cancer or heart disease.

Vegetables are seen in vegetarian restaurant "Green Cuisine" in Minsk, Belarus February 1, 2018

Legal beef: Wife files for divorce after husband's meat mishap

A couple's happy marriage ended after a vegan woman found out that her husband had been feeding their daughter meat.

 Illustrative image of divorce proceedings

Your diet is impacting climate change - study

A study categorised six types of diets and measured the amount of Carbon Dioxide produced by each one.

 MARINADO'S Porterhouse steak.

SavorEat’s robot chefs will serve plant-based meat to the nation’s keyboard warriors

The food-tech company’s latest exploit involves a collaboration with caterer Yaron-Sella, 3D-printing technology and some tasty burgers.

  SavorEat's robot chef.

Climate change is a real danger. Israeli tech could help - editorial

Israel needs to raise its awareness and do whatever it can to stem the tide of climate change and global warming.

 People take part in a protest against climate change in Tel Aviv, Israel October 29, 2021.

Israeli food tech startup launches ‘hybrid meat’ revolution in Tel Aviv

Mush Foods' Mycelium-based product is animal-free and can be added to meat for a leaner, healthier alternative.

Mush Foods uses mycelium, a type of mushroom, to create its hybrid meat.

Pumpkin seeds and fly larva: the meat of the future?

These companies’ alternative proteins could make their way into the kitchen in only a few years.

 More Foods' seed-based meat alternative.

The future of lab-grown meat and how it can meet the need for protein

A few products are already in restaurants and on supermarket shelves.

 The world's first lab-grown beef burger is seen after it was cooked at a launch event in west London