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Research shows vast swathes of the global population are turning to plant-based for a healthier diet, with vegan food associated with a wide array of health benefits. On the other hand, however, researchers have concluded that many consumers simply find processed animal-based foods too tasty to give up. 

According to Phil Morle from plant-based industry investor Main Sequence; to “unlock the mysteries of fats and create animal-free fats” is “essential for the future of the industry”. Fat holds the key to flavour, and creating viable, healthy and tasty vegan fats is the latest innovation frontier.

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Having your go-to meals dialed in can simplify healthy home cooking. Classic combos like grilled chicken over kale salad and roast salmon with broccoli may always be in your rotation, but sometimes, the dinners you could make blindfolded suddenly lose their appeal. You’ve fallen into a healthy food rut, and the boredom is enough to make you call for pepperoni pizza. But put down the phone — there are better ways to bring some excitement back into your kitchen. Wesley McWhorter, RD, a trained chef and spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, shares his best tips for busting

TikTok has nothing on these researchers who captured on video for the first time a giant tortoise, long thought to be a vegetarian, grabbing a meaty snack.

Giant tortoises are massive animals; males can weigh more than 700 pounds. They devour a lot of greens, primarily grasses and leaves, and can eat up to 11% of the vegetation in their home turf, so to speak.

But Anna Zora, a conservation manager at the private Frégate Island in the Seychelles Islands, was observing birds in July 2020 and happened upon a tortoise stalking a tern chick on a log and decided

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) – We’ve been tracking pockets of sunshine as well as pockets of rainfall this morning, and this afternoon should only see an increase in both cloud cover and these areas of rain. Temperatures initially will be racing toward the 80s, but then be knocked back into the 70s in the showers. Despite the at-times murky weather, this still will be your best opportunity to get prepared for tomorrow’s and Wednesday’s rains when the remnants of Ida get here. Virtually every tributary of the Ohio, Kanawha, and Guyandotte rivers are at-risk for flooding should the kind of water

Raksha Bandhan is just around the corner and no festival can be complete without bonding over delicious food, especially gorging on traditional sweets.

However, in today’s modern lifestyle, people often face the difficulty of balancing their diet with their health. They either end up eating a lot and feel guilty later, or do not eat at all, and have a feeling of missing out on the feasting.

Are you also one of those who is fretting over consuming some extra calories this festive season? If yes, then you can follow some mindful tips and tricks by Dr Nicheta Bhatia, who