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You can be a healthy vegan or an unhealthy vegan, depending on what you consume.

Dr Derbyshire said: Vegans should follow healthy eating guidelines which include at least five portions of fruit and vegetables every day and keep fully hydrated.

Meals should be based on potatoes, bread, rice, pasta or other starchy carbohydrates, opting for wholegrain if possible and include some dairy alternatives, such as soya drinks and yoghurts.

A variety of plant-based protein sources should be eaten and plenty of fluid consumed throughout the day ideally drinking 6-8 cups or glasses which does not need to be just water.

Drinking herbal, plant-based teas, like Rooibos, can contribute to fluid intakes and research has found they are just as hydrating.

A new study on Rooibos also found evidence for cholesterol reduction, blood glucose control, bone health, memory function, sperm viability, immune balance, anti-inflammatory effects plus anti-allergy effects.

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SKY News sports presenter Jacquie Beltrao bravely released an emotional video this week explaining that her breast cancer had returned.

Revealing it is now at stage three, the inspirational 55-year-old outlined a number of alternative treatments she has added to 16 brutal rounds of chemotherapy, including starting a keto diet.

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In this country, going keto is still considered some sort of wacky and unworkable fad.

But if you walk down the aisles of any major supermarket or chemist in the USA, Australia or New Zealand you are overwhelmed by products specifically designed for such a lifestyle.

Thats because keto is increasingly becoming a favourite of doctors who need their patients to lose weight fast or, in the case of people like Jacquie, want them to cut the vast majority of carbs from their diet to stop feeding cancers or other diseases.

Keto is the anti-sugar, pro-fat diet that has ripped up two decades of mainstream advice about how to lose weight.

As you may remember, I started it last August and, while Im far from looking like Harry Styles, Ive kept off the three inches I lost from around my waist, have stopped trying to starve myself three days a week on a ridiculous fast, and can never imagine going back.

The Suns picture editor started at the same time as me and is, quite literally, half the man he once was.

Keto works for folk like us who adore food more than life itself, because youre allowed to eat a lot of naughty stuff chicken wings, cheese and even cream that tastes great and keeps you full.

But for the diet to work properly its critical that you know the sugar content of every single thing you put in your mouth.

In my case carbs are only meant to make up six per cent of my overall food intake.

I am completely supportive of Boris Johnsons war on obesity resulting from his Damascene conversion after nearly dying from coronavirus.

However, Im certain his aim will NOT be achieved by adding sugar taxes to unhealthy foods.

When I used to binge, if I wanted to down an entire tub of Hagen-Dazs cookie-dough ice cream, an extra 50p on the price certainly wouldnt have stopped me. Nothing would have.

Anyone with an overeating problem will understand that the only way you stop is by deciding to make change from within.

External factors like the price dont make a blind bit of difference. Its largely psychological.

The solution, I have no doubt, comes in the form of education alongside clear and detailed food labelling to make these lifestyle changes manageable.

I like to think Im a relatively intelligent guy, but trying to work out the carb and sugar content in many foods based on the complicated labels is nigh on impossible.

It shouldnt be difficult, which makes it obvious food companies dont want us to be able to easily consume that information.

Thats why the idea of doctors sending obese patients to Weight Watchers, with a government-funded subsidy, is one of the best fat-busting ideas Ive heard in years.

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Having successfully completed its programme in the past, WW is all about practical food education, and it really works.

But as a keto convert now, I stress that providing the calorie content of food is not enough any more its necessary to see the breakdown of carbs, sugar and protein to deliver to a range of regimes.

Once that happens, the commercial sector will quickly catch up theres a small fortune waiting to be made from these diet products.

I mean, Id pay double if an entrepreneurial ice-cream company ever managed to develop sugar-free cookie dough...

IN Australia at the moment Victoria, which includes the countrys second biggest city Melbourne, is viewed as a pariah state.

After a relatively minor coronavirus outbreak, residents have been banned from travelling to football games in Sydney, while the rest of the country is relentlessly mocking them.

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Its led to jokes like this one: Covid and Australia are like the Spice Girls. People are doing their best but Victoria is ruining it for everyone.

While I did have to laugh, its this sort of divisiveness that makes me incredibly nervous about the impact of local lockdowns like the one in Leicester.

We dont need that sort of toxic parochialism here at a time of great social unrest.

I remain convinced that the best way to beat coronavirus is by a great international effort, shared by major democracies, that allows responsible movement.

Ive said right from the moment the US closed its border to China in the early days of this pandemic that these types of measures are short-sighted and nonsensical.

Viruses dont care about borders. Not between countries, where they can still get in via air travel, and certainly not between cities.

Not to mention the fact it seems inevitable that inner-city suburbs or metropolitan areas where more working-class and BAME folk live are going to be hit hardest by spikes in Covid-19.

These local lockdowns could end up increasing the disparities and social tensions between the wealthy and the struggling, which goes completely against the Governments agenda to level up.

The UK has flattened the curve with a sensible and measured lockdown that is being gradually lifted by each nation at similar times, broadly in line with the public mood and our changing behaviours.

Thats the way to keep united and beat this thing together.

SO now were supposed to feel sorry for a multi-millionaire Hollywood actress who decided to join the British Royal Family knowing EXACTLY what the role would entail?

I know most of you are well and truly sick of the woe-is-me moaning coming from His Royal Wokeness Harry and his shy and retiring wife Meghan.

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But how mortifying that theyve chosen to bring their self-involved nonsense to a time-wasting court case, in the middle of a pandemic, that drags her poor father through more hell.

If only self-help guru Oprah (Meghans BFF since she became famous) would have the balls to tell them both to grow up.

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The supermassive black hole dubbed J2157 is only one step short of the largest black hole in the universe Abell 85 which has a mass of 40 billion suns.

If the Milky Ways black hole wanted to grow that fat, it would have to swallow two-thirds of all the stars in our galaxy, quipped Christopher Onker, the lead author of the study published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

According to him, how much a black hole can eat depends a lot on how big they already are. In this case, the black hole is already so huge to begin with, which is why it can sustain the diet of one sun a day. The analysis shows that the black hole is growing by 1% every one million years.

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Wolf believes that if this black hole was at the centre of the Milky Way, it would appear in Earths skies 10 times brighter than a full moon. It would appear as an incredibly bright pin-point star that would almost wash out all of the stars in the sky, he said.

It would make life nearly impossible on Earth with the huge amounts of X-rays that emanate from the massive black hole.

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Christina Anstead is getting back to work. The Christina on the Coast star revealed that shell soon return to filming her HGTV show. Plus, she announced a premiere date for additional season 2 episodes of her reality series, which focuses on her Southern California design business and life with her three children and husband Ant Anstead.

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Christina on the Coast premiered in May 2019 and has become a hit for HGTV. Season 2 of the Flip or Flop stars solo show premiered in January 2020. Now, a third season is in the works.

I officially start filming for Season 3 this month, Anstead wrote in her July 1 Instagram announcement. Fans can expect 13 new episodes to air sometime in 2021, the 36-year-old revealed.

Anstead who was formerly married to her Flip or Flop co-star Tarek El Moussa had some additional good news for fans. More season 2 episodes of Christina on the Coast are set to air in August.

SO happy to announce the next 5 episodes of #christinaonthecoast will air on @hgtv August 6th and they are now all 1-hour episodes, she wrote.

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It may appear that we are social distancing but we actually prefer to stand 10 feet apart! . For the last episode of season 9, I had a goal to find the nastiest, most disgusting house I could possibly find. . Based on her face, I accomplished my goal! This house has feces, urine, rats, mice, flys, nats, termites, cockroaches and a few dead birds. . As you can see, shes standing in the original pink carpet that has been covered with furniture for 30 years. . My favorite part about flipping a disgusting house like this is the horrific look on Christinas face!!. . Are you ready to see the all new season of Flip or Flop coming out October 2020??

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Though Anstead and El Moussa split in 2016, they continue to collaborate professionally (and co-parent their two kids). HGTV viewers can see them in action on the upcoming season of Flip or Flop. New episodes begin airing October 15. From the sound of things, the flips will be wilder than ever.

This season has 2 of the most disgusting homes Ive ever walked and if you have seen the turkey episode, thats saying a lot, Anstead shared on Instagram. (In the turkey episode, Anstead and El Moussa bought a house where someone had left a raw turkey out on the kitchen counter for months, leading to some pretty disgusting smells.)

El Moussa confirmed that for the last house of the new season, his goal was to find the nastiest, most disgusting house. He shared a series of photos from the property on Instagram, and it looks like he hit the mark.

Based on [Ansteads] face, I accomplished my goal! This house has feces, urine, rats, mice, flies, gnats, termites, cockroaches and a few dead birds, he wrote. As you can see, shes standing in the original pink carpet that has been covered with furniture for 30 years. My favorite part about flipping a disgusting house like this is the horrific look on Christinas face!!

In addition to her work as a designer and television personality, Anstead is now a published author. Her first book, The Wellness Remodel, was co-written with nutritionist Cara Clark and focuses on rebooting your life by changing your approach to diet, exercise, and mindfulness. Its inspired by Ansteads own efforts to remake her life after she faced a series of health problems and personal struggles. She hopes it helps other people learn to listen to their bodies, she told Parade.

If your instinct is telling you that something is off, thats when its probably time to try to figure it out, she said. I hope our book will offer some strategies to help you reset a bit!

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Lets not beat (or beet!) around the bush: There is one bodily function that is critical to your health and provides important feedback about how you're doing, dietary-wise, to be your healthiest, yet no one wants to look at it or even think about it.

This doctorsays that what happens when you go to the bathroom, and how frequently you eliminate, is a vital message about your diet, and can even predict your risk for breast cancer. If you don't want to read more, fair warning: We are going to talk about poop. Becausewhat's happening in your toilet bowl can give you daily information that can help save your life. Remember, this is all about your health, so here goes:

Dr. Terry Mason,Former COO of Illinois Cook County Department of Public Health and a leading Urologist, wants toget into the nitty-gritty on the connection between your health and your bowel movements. While we all understand that, like any machine, what goes into it matters in order for it to run well, and we can see from what comes out of it whether things are going smoothly: Cars have exhaust pipes, juicers have pulp catchers and we humans also have a way of seeing if everything is running smoothly in our system, too, but we rarely take advantage of this data.

For our bodies to run well we need to check both the inputs and the outputs. But chances are you never think of your bowel movementsas a vital sign for health and wellbeing. Yet Dr. Mason explained why this is vital, during a recent interview for The Beet and myAwesome Vegans Influencer Series, that he wants you to check the quality, the frequency, and the consistency of what is in the bowl.

First a little background. In 2004, Dr. Terry Mason experienced everyone's worst nightmare: while running on a treadmill, he had a heart attack. Immediately medical experts committed him to a life of pills and future procedures, to help return him to normal life. Thinking back on his own medical education and realizing that he only received, like most doctors, about four hours of nutritional information while in med school, so Dr. Mason, decided to dive into the facts. Rather than live a life on pills and have to enduremultiple operations, Dr. Mason researched what he could do to avoid a life on meds. Ultimately, he found his way to a whole-food, plant-based diet. In doing so, he subsequently lost nearly50 pounds.

Since then, Dr. Mason has made it his mission to help people find their way to a healthy quality life through plant-based eating, so that they, too, dont have to commit themselves to a life of pills, doctorappointments and generally not being their most active or healthy. Because who wantsa poor quality of life? The average person eats over 57 pounds of chicken a year, Mason tells us, and over 240 of meat. Yet few of us get our recommended five servings of vegetables and fruit a day. It is no wonder that so many Americans are unhealthy and suffering from heart disease, elevated blood pressure, and type 2 diabetes.

Dr. Masons conviction is that knowing your body and being your healthiest starts with eating healthy, and ends with what comes out of it. Think you are healthy? Eating a mostly plant-based diet filled with fiber can get things moving, in your bowels, your intestines, and that does a body good! (Consider that Americans need this information. Fun fact: One of Oprahs most popular TV shows ever was on the subject of poop.)

Here Dr. Mason explains that the link between diet and frequency of bowel movements and cancer. In one study,women with frequent bowel movements had a 46 percent lower risk of breast cancer than those who go to the bathroom less frequently. The act of moving waste through the body, called bowel motility, helps excrete estrogens in the waste, thereby lowering estrogen in the body, to the point that your breast cancer risk goes down. The best way to move things along,Dr. Mason says,is to increase the amount of fiber in your diet.

Fiber only exists in plant-based foods, since it is the cellular infrastructure of plants (animals have skeletons and muscles to keep them upright, plant-based foods need fiber to reach for the sun.) Fiber causes your bowel movements to be regular and less dense, so if you need to keep eating more fiber until you achieve this healthy outcome, just keep adding whole plant-based foods to your diet.

A more recent study backs up the connection between fiber and breast cancer risk. The higher the fiber quotient in your diet, the lower your breast cancer risk. One reason why is the elimination of estrogen through your bathroom habits.

The fact is a regular elimination of bowelacids is healthy, Mason explains, since toxins from the bowel can get re-absorbed into the body if they sit there for too long, and these toxins get stored in the breast, which can increase risk of breast cancer, the study showed. Dr. Mason explains that the more fiber you eat, the more frequently you eliminate your bowels, the healthier it is for your body and your lifetime cancer risk.

"It is totally normal to eliminate right after breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and some people have convinced themself they are not comfortable going in a foreign place," he says. "But if you are eating plant-based and drinking the right amount of water that should lead to regular bowel movements. And if you don't go at least once a day, add more fiber to your diet."

Dr. Terry Mason: A study revealedhow any woman who has fewer than three bowel movements a week has a four times greater likelihood of developing breast cancer.

Elysabeth: I thought everybody had bowel movements every day. No? Sorry the conversations taking a turn now were talking about bowel movements.

Dr. Terry Mason: But thats all a part of life.

Elysabeth: Right, of course. Its what you put in to get what you put out.

Dr. Terry Mason: What you put in determines when you let it out and how often and what happens is (that) when youre only having two to three bowel movements a week but youre eating two to three times a day

Elysabeth: I donthow can your system actually hold that?

Dr. Terry Mason: Well thats what we have right now. Thats what people are doing because a lot of the foods theyre eating dont have any fiber.

Elysabeth: Meat has no fiber! I just learned this. I knew it had cholesterol, but I didnt know it had no fiber.

Dr. Terry Mason: Fiber comes from the cellulose in the plant.

Elysabeth: Cant be healthy without fiber.

Dr. Terry Mason: You cant be healthy without fiber. So what happens, according to the study, these 1,481 women were in the study, and basically they looked at those women who have fewer than two bowel movements a week. An aspirator took out fluid from their breasts and they found that there were pre-cancerous changes in that fluid [called dysplasia]. And its because they werent eliminating the excess bile acids which are necessary to help break down the fats and the cholesterol in your blood.

But when youre not eliminating those every, single day it gets reabsorbed into the bloodstream and when it gets reabsorbed into the bloodstream it concentrates in the breast. They checked these bile acids and checked to see if they themselves could cause cancer and they did. Thats what the study showed.

When you go from eating the standard American diet to eating a plant-based diet and youre drinking water and now youre having a far more normal frequency of bowel movements like: You eat, you poop. Just like your kids. Its totally normal that after breakfast you should poop, after lunch you should poop.

Elysabeth: So you think people should poop three times a day?

Dr. Terry Mason: If theyre eating three times a day.

Elysabeth: Okay, noted.

Dr. Terry Mason: Well a lot of people dont because theyve trained themselves that they dont like to poop in foreign places.

Elysabeth: Please weigh in everybody Id love to know what you think about this. Yes, you also have to be comfortable in the spot.

Dr. Terry Mason: Well thats what I say. They dont like going in a foreign place and so you can always hold it but theoretically when youre eating plant-based and youre drinking the water, you will poop.

Elysabeth: Yeah and its wonderful!

Dr. Terry Mason: Yes and its important.

So eat your plants! Another option for someone with constipation is to use a fiber supplement such asMetamucil. Get your fiber! Andhead to the bathroom several times a day, for your health.To watch the full interview, click here.

Elysabeth Alfano is a plant-based expert for mainstream media, breaking down the plant-based health, food, culture, business, and environmental news on radio and TV. Follow her @elysabethalfano on all platforms.

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Eating healthy can be difficult for someone working from home. Nutritionist Pooja Makhija shares some tips on how to eat healthy when you are working from home.

With the pandemic in its full swing, work from home has become the new norm. You might have thought that now that you are working from home, you will have more time on your hands to exercise and eat healthy. With no excess to office snacks, you might give up on unhealthy eating habits. But lets face it, the reality is far from what you thought. With endless conference calls and meetings, you might find yourself eating an entire pack of chips or maybe more.

You must have heard that what you eat is what you are. Staying fitand healthy dependsa lot on what you consume, which is why it is important to keepyour nutrition in check, especially when working from home. Nutritionist Pooja Makhija shared some nutrition tips to eat and stayhealthy. One of the biggest challenges you face when you are working from home is keeping your nutrition in check. With the lockdown being re-imposed, it is crucial to ensure that your health is monitored and your diet is not derailed, she said.

1. You must have heard that staying hydrated is key to keep your health in check. Drinking 8-12 glasses a day is a must as it acts as a potential barrier to unnecessary snacking. It is a secret tool that improves cognitive development and productivity. Monitor your water intake by setting hourly reminders or drink a whole jug by the end of the day to meet your body's daily fluidrequirement.

2. Keep a check on your caffeine intake and avoid excess creamers and sweeteners. Switch to natural stevia-based low-calorie sweeteners to reduce your calorie intake.

3. Planning your meal times is also important. Avoid heavy meals by snacking every few hours. If you dont eat the right food at the right time, you are more likely to eat the wrong food, especially at the wrong time.

4. Consume foods rich in fibre, and protein to boost your immunity and replace junk food with healthy options like dry fruits, dates, fruits and vegetables. Love foods that love you back and exercise control over what goes into your body.

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In 2016, Andrew Tye, a fine-dining chef with an extensive culinary background, landed a job with Counter Logic Gaming (CLG), an eSports team based in Los Angeles.

If that sounds strange, Tye would agree that it is, especially if you consider his training.

Tye began his professional cooking career in Canada when he was 14. He eventually went to Fleming College, during which he competed in a nationwide cooking competition where he came in fifth. From there, he could have had a job at any restaurant he wanted.

But instead, after watching an AMA on Twitch with the founder of CLG, George "HotshottGG" Georgallidis, Tye decided to go a different direction. He'd long been a fan of eSports, or high-level video game competitions. "CLG had been my favorite team for a couple years by that point," he says. So he reached out to CLG and offered his talents.

Two weeks later Tye became a CLG employee as head of food operations, which feeds players, operations, and staff. And just like athletes in other sports, Tye occasionally works with a dietitian to develop nutrient-dense meals that are caters to individual player needs.

If you cant wrap your head around a keyboard and mouse as pieces of sports equipment, it's time to catch up.

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Michael Jordan has invested in eSports. CLG is one of Madison Square Gardens franchises. Newzoo, a games analytics company, reports that the eSports industry made $1.1 billion dollars in revenue in 2019, which was a 26.7 percent growth from 2018. (By comparison, the NHL has a yearly revenue of $5 billion.)

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eSports teams are structured like other sports teams. There are general managers that oversee roster construction and contract negotiation. There are coaches that work with teams to design game strategies. There are scouts the recruit players. And those players train.

CLG athletes train at a performance center, where they practice for up to 12 hours a day during the season, says Matt Nausha, head of eSports for CLG. (Seasons are also known as "splits.")

For CLG athletes, most practice days start around 10:30 a.m. with exercise or group yoga. Around 11:30 the athletes eat breakfast, followed by a team meeting to discuss strategy. Then they enter into a five-and-a-half-hour-long block of playing and reviewing their performance. Dinner is held family-style with players and staff, and then it's either back to more practice, language lessons, or team meetings.

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"This is why its important the players are well nourished to sustain optimal energy throughout the day," Nashua says. "By providing meals they can maximize their time to focusing on training."

"Sustained energy is key," Tye says. "Our guys are training differently from traditional sports where they're trying to gain muscle mass or get leaner. Our guys are sitting in front of a computer screen and we need to minimize issues of fatigue from sitting for long periods of time and the strain of looking at a screen all day."

"Sustained energy" is why Tye mostly sticks to a high-protein, low-carb diet for the players. "We don't avoid carbs completely since its one of the preferred sources of energy for our bodies, but having very carb-heavy meals can induce sleepiness, which we want to avoid."

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Breakfast offers bacon and eggs, high-protein Kodiak pancakes, and 'muscle muffins.' (Soy chorizo omelettes are a favorite of Kevin "PewPewU" Toy, 25, a Smash Bros. Melee player.) There are also mounds of fresh fruit, a rotating array of oatmeals, like banana toffee with molasses and shredded coconut. "Oatmeal is a low glycemic index source of carbohydrates which is better for sustained energy," he says.

At lunch, theres a large salad bar and prepared panini and wraps, like chicken breast with arugula and fresh mozzarella or a curry chicken salad, a favorite of Fortnite player Kevin "Tocata" Larreinaga.

And dinner is where Tye flexes. He'll usually try to make meals the players haven't had before or "something colorful." Meals like street-style tacos with carnitas, cotija cheese and a slaw of roasted corn, red onion, and jalapeno, or bacon-wrapped pork roulade stuffed with herbs a garlic served with a blueberry gastrique.

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Sometimes, meals help the teams 'foreign-born players cope with their new home in the United States. "To cater to our Korean players with homesickness, we do some homestyle Korean meals, such as egg -ried tilapia and green onion pancake," he says.

Tye also doesnt shy away from making plant-based meals. He'll do panko-fried tofu with ginger, garlic, and scallion oil, or vegan lasagna, a favorite of Mathew "xSojin" Perez, League of Legends assistant coach.

And while Tye can't take all the credit, his meals seem to be fueling CLG's success. The group's League of Legends team went 2-0 last weekend, which makes their current record 3-1 and has landed them tied for second place in the league.

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While the absence of tourists during the coronavirus pandemic may have deprived Naras famous deer of their favourite snack, it has worked wonders for their digestive health.

Before the outbreak, millions of tourists descended on the western Japanese city once the countrys capital to view its shrines and temples, and feed the estimated 1,300 free-roaming deer in the its main park

While their preferred snack of senbei rice crackers are a nutritious combination of flour and rice bran, the deer simply ate too many of them, triggering a raging thirst.

I suspect some deer ended up drinking too much water, Yoshitaka Ashimura, secretary-general of the foundation for the protection of deer in Nara, told the Asahi Shimbun newspaper.

That, he said, took a toll on the animals health, causing gastrointestinal problems such as diarrhoea.

But now, deprived of their regular supply of senbei crackers, the deer have been forced to seek out more of their traditional staple diet of plants and nuts.

The result has been a transformation in their health, evidenced by the piles of perfectly formed pellet-like droppings affectionately referred to as black beans.

Naras deer, which have been known to attack visitors who tease them with food or try to take selfies with them, are believed to be divine messengers and were designated natural treasures in 1957.

The animals have the dramatic plunge in visitor numbers to thank for their improved bowel movements.

An estimated 2.58 million people visited Nara prefecture in 2018 an almost 10-fold increase from 2012 leading to a spate of deaths among animals who swallowed plastic bags and food wrappers discarded by tourists.

In May, however, just 1,700 people visited Japan from overseas a 99.9% drop from the same month last year as a result of travel bans and other restrictions prompted by the Covid-19 pandemic.

While the trend has hit businesses in Nara, it has brought an unexpected benefit for residents.

Not only are the animals droppings more compact, said Toshiharu Takaki, a regular visitor to the deer park for 40 years, they also stink less.

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With the UK on the brink of a deep recession and many households facing increasing financial pressure as a consequence of coronavirus, IGDs Chief Economist James Walton explores the relationship between health and wealth and highlights some key considerations for food businesses.

IGD has created hypotheses describing possible long-term effects of Coronavirus on business, health and sustainability. The six hypotheses connected to health and wellness are, briefly:

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A strand that links some of these hypotheses together is economics economic outcomes shape the choices made by shoppers and governments.

Unfortunately, the economy of the UK and other Western nations was not performing strongly before the emergence of Coronavirus, leaving little margin to cope with shock.

Average real household income in the UK was broadly flat between 2010 and 20191, household cash resources are limited2 and some households have spent less on food and drink over time3.

Economic pressure has now been amplified by Coronavirus and consequent lockdown measures; the UK government is predicting an exceptionally deep recession and a rapid increase in unemployment4.

Data from ONS suggests that this is already happening, with economic activity slumping and a deterioration in the labour market, with implications for the income of working age households.

Shoppers themselves seem despondent. IGDs ShopperVista surveys show that confidence in personal financial outcomes fell sharply in March and April 2020 in view of recent events, this view is not unreasonable.

Households that see income reduced will be forced to make new choices across the entire household budget, including food shopping.

Social welfare implications are concerning, since many UK households were food-stressed before Coronavirus, relying on food banks and school meals to supplement their diets.

Charities have reported a steep increase in demand the Trussell Trust distributed 81% more food parcels in March 2020 and 89% more in April 2020, when compared with the same months in 2019.

Looking ahead, it is hard to find cause for optimism. With Coronavirus still present and the challenge of EU exit approaching, a quick return to economic growth and better outcomes for households seems unlikely.

It is quite likely that the economic position of many households will worsen before getting better. This may happen rapidly and on a large scale, impacting shoppers at all income levels.

The association between low income and poor health is well-understood. Dietary choices differ markedly between the poorest and richest households in the UK.

Source: Family Food Survey 2017-18, ONS, February 2020

ONS data shows that UK households in the bottom income decile (ie: the lowest 10%) tend to consume far less fruit and veg than those in the top decile, for example5.

Differing diets are reflected in differing health outcomes. NHS data shows that adults are more likely to be overweight and obese when they report multiple indicators of deprivation.

Source: Health Survey for England 2018, NHS, 2019

If, as anticipated, the consequences of Coronavirus and EU exit cause citizens to become less well-off, then they may be expected to make new choices across all aspect of the household budget, including food.

This may mean that the dietary quality of much of the population may decline in the months and years ahead, rolling-back progress made over recent years.

This creates a daunting challenge for government and for public services, but it means challenges for food businesses also:

Amid the economic and biological gloom, it is hard to find much cheer, but there may be room for optimism in certain aspects of diet and health:

These points offer food businesses the chance to open new fronts in communication with shoppers and, more importantly, a chance to present positive messages in hard times.

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Move over, beef; veggies are whats for dinner. As more and more people become aware of the negative impact eating large amounts of meat has on the environment, vegetarian and vegan dining has gone from mocked hippie ideology to trendy mainstream lifestyle, combining the current wellness and health obsession with growing social consciousness and action against climate change. Embracing a plants-only diet is now more accessible and approachable than ever: vegan or vegetarian meals are available everywhere from the menus of world-renowned restaurants to your neighborhood diner. You can even find them in the frozen food aisle. But nothing beats a good home-cooked meal, so plant-based cooking is coming to the home kitchen, and cookbook authors are here to help.

Many of the food worlds top chefs, bloggers, restaurateurs, and writers are on a mission to show readers just how versatile and crazy-good vegetables truly are, and their books can teach you how to make everything from a meatless barbecue thats as good as the real thing to salads that have been elevated to an art form. Whether youre a newbie to plants-only eating or a long-term vegetarian or vegan looking for fun new recipes to try, these are the best vegan and vegetarian cookbooks to keep on your shelf at home.

As the Avant-Garde Vegan, Gaz Oakley is a superstar of the online vegan food world with over a million subscribers to his YouTube channel and nearly 500,000 followers on Instagram. Famed for his inventive, flavor-packed vegan recipes and infectious passion for cooking, earlier this year Oakley released his third book, Plants-Only Kitchen, which features over 70 recipes that run the gamut from breakfast dishes and burgers to desserts and sides. For ease and convenience, recipes are marked to show which are a quick 15-minute weeknight meal, which recipes are high in protein, which can be prepped in advance, and so on, making this a great book to turn to to find a recipe for every occasion.

Former New York Times food columnist Mark Bittmans How To Cook Everything series are some of the most ubiquitous cookbooks around; chances are you or someone you know has an edition on their shelf at this very moment, right next to Joy of Cooking. In the early aughts, Bittman was one of the first (alongside legends like Isa Moskowitz and Terry Romero) to try and show the American public just how approachable, healthy, and delicious meatless cooking could be with How To Cook Everything Vegetarian; the book was a runaway success and celebrated its ten-year anniversary in 2017. The updated version, which features everything from meat-free renditions of globetrotting classics like paella to creative salads and pasta for fast weeknight dinners, also has tons of new info and charts, as well as a beverage section for teas and smoothies.

Heralded as the ultimate guide to veganism, Veganomicon is a veritable bible that any vegan or vegetarian would be remiss not to have on their shelf. Written by two of most acclaimed vegan cookbook writers of our time restaurateur, chef, and Post Punk Kitchen creator Isa Moskowitz and bestselling cookbook writer Terry Romero it was first published in 2007 as part of the first wave of plants-only cookbooks aimed at the general public. Now a staple of the genre, the new tenth-anniversary edition features over 250 lip-smacking vegan recipes, as well as low-fat, gluten-free, and soy-free options and plenty of gorgeous photos to inspire and delight. The book also outlines cooking and prep techniques, so if youre a beginner, Moskowitz and Romero are there to guide you, with a healthy dose of their sassy, smart wit added for good measure.

Chef Jos Andrs is known for many things: his innovative small-plates presentation, his many restaurants around the States, and, perhaps most notably, his charity work with World Central Kitchen, a non-profit that provides healthy meals to survivors in the wake of a natural disaster. But in addition to feeding the world, Andrs boundless energy and enthusiasm is also dedicated to a different quest: Getting people to be as in love with vegetables as he is, which is the core goal of Vegetables Unleashed. This passionate cookbook, written with food writer Matt Goulding, shakes up old ideas about vegetables and veggie-only recipes to show the true breadth of vegetarian cooking, as Andrs shows readers how to create dishes from around the world using only vegetables, as well as getting creative with tried-and-true staples like lentil stew. If you have ever thought that vegetarian dining was boring or staid, this book will prove you wrong.

Transforming the diverse, vibrant dishes and cuisines of the African diaspora into vegan and vegetarian-friendly meals, chef and activist Bryant Terrys beloved 2014 cookbook takes readers and eaters on a journey of culinary and historic discovery. A pioneer of the food justice movement, which states that everyone has the right to healthy, high-quality meals, Terry educates his readers on the versatility and power of plant-based cooking, showing how traditional recipes can evolve and change while still remaining true to their heritage and culture. In between over a hundred delicious African, Caribbean, and Southern recipes like a Brazilian cashew-coconut soup that uses southern ingredients, youll also find thoughtful musings on the nature of food and community, as well as book and music recommendations.

If youre the kind of cook who loves elegant, restaurant-style plating and trendy preparation techniques, this elevated vegetarian cookbook from Michelin-starred chef Jeremy Fox and restaurateur Noah Galuten will be right up your alley. The stylish tome is a reverential treatise on vegetables as seen and handled through a chefs expert eyes and hands, with the authors explaining how to bring out and best express the many flavors, textures, and smells of vegetables through 160 innovative recipes, like a carta da musica flatbread topped with truffled pecorino and decorative leaves.

Who says Latin food cant be vegan-friendly? Certainly not Terry Hope Romero, one of the co-authors of the best-selling Veganomicon and other vegan and vegetarian cookbooks. Its a well-known fact that many Latin American countries love their meat, from roasted pork and goat in Mexico to the steaks and asados of Argentina, but in her first solo cookbook, Romero transforms over 200 classic Latin American recipes, like tamales, empanadas, stews, and churros, into vegan-friendly alternatives without sacrificing flavor or texture. Romeros passion and love for her heritage and the culinary traditions of this multicultural part of the world shine through in every recipe, and she also brings her own delightful twist to some recipes, like breakfast crepes with un-dulce de leche and sweet plantains.

Fried chicken. Gumbo. Hot biscuits with butter. Southern food is the epitome of comfort, but sadly, most of it is not vegan-friendly. So if youre a Southern-food lover looking to go vegan, chef and blogger Jenn Claiborne is your guiding star. Her cookbook features 100 recipes for vegan-friendly Southern classics, like Cauliflower Fried Chicken and Jalapeo Hush Puppies, as well as her own inventive takes on staples like collard greens. And, of course, there are plenty of sweet potato recipes to go around, like Sweet Potato Cinnamon Rolls and Sweet Potato-Tahini Cookies. Having grown up in Atlanta, Claiborne also shares the history behind many beloved Southern dishes and ingredients, bringing context and insight into these iconic regional foods.

When you get in the habit of purchasing your produce from a supermarket instead of a local farmers market or CSA, you tend to forget about the seasonality of vegetables. Supermarket chains import veggies from all over the world regardless of whether theyre in season in your area, but learning to cook with the seasons is one of the best parts of embracing a plant-based diet. Its healthier for you and for the planet, and you develop a deeper connection to nature, as chef Josh McFadden discovered. His and food writer Martha Holmbergs James Beard award-winning cookbook is an ode to seasonality, full of wisdom and practical advice on the benefits of growing and eating with the seasons, shared over the course of 225 recipes. Equal parts cookbook and meditative text on living in tune with nature, Six Seasons is one of the most transformative, thought-provoking vegetarian cookbooks out there.

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