Oct 21

Study: Plant-Based Diets “Contribute to Lower Circulating Leptin in Healthy Subjects”

A new study “indicates the health-promoting properties of plant diets, by influencing circulating leptin.”

Leptin’s molecular structure.

The study was published in Acta Biochimica Polonica, which is the Journal of the Polish Biochemical Society and of the Committee of Biochemistry and Biophysics Polish Academy of Sciences.

“Much research has shown how important role leptin – a hormone secreted by adipose tissue – plays in the regulation of human body weight, mainly due to its appetite-decreasing effects”, states the study. “Under the conditions of energy balance, leptin is an indicator of the amount of triglycerides stored in adipose tissue. In contrast, in a state of hunger or overeating, it acts as an energy balance sensor, and when its level is too high, it fails to reduce food intake, disturbing maintenance of the proper body mass.”
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Oct 21

Impossible Foods Opens Two Concession Stands at Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena

Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena, home to the NHL’s Seattle Kraken and the WNBA’s Seattle Storm, now has two concession stands operated by Impossible Foods.

In sections 11 and 12 of the arena guests will find two separate Impossible concession stands, offering up items such as Impossible Burgers, Impossible Chicken Nuggets, Impossible Korean BBQ Beef Bowls and Impossible Meatball Submarines. Although unfortunately none of the cheese offered is vegan, the items can be purchased with the cheese removed.

In addition to serving as the home for the Seattle Kraken and WNBA team Seattle Storm, the arena serves as an event space for the sports industry.
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Oct 20

Japanese Airlines All Nippon Airways Introduces New Vegan Offerings

Starting November 1st All Nippon Airways will introduce new vegan and vegetarian offerings on international flights departing Japan.

The new menus have been created by award-winning chef Hideki Takayama, who is a member of the airline’s The Connoisseurs program, in collaboration with ANA chefs. The meals will be available to all passengers, regardless of cabin, but reservations must be made at least 24 hours prior to the scheduled departure time via the ANA website or telephone.

The vegan menu features appetizers of cauliflower and tofu mousse with vegetable gelée, and spring roll with Tonburi dressing, with a green curry and five grain rice as a main course.
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Oct 20

Study: Vegetarians and Vegans Have Better Ventricular Relaxation and Fewer Diastolic Abnormalities

Vegetarians and vegans appear to have better left ventricular relaxation and fewer diastolic abnormalities than others, finds a new study.

Published by the British Journal of Nutrition, the study was conducted by researchers at the Loma Linda University Medical Center and School of Public Health, and the University of California Riverside School of Medicine. The study is titled Left Ventricular Diastolic Abnormalities in Vegetarians as Compared with Non-vegetarians.

“Vegetarians have less hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and obesity, hence possibly lower risk of congestive heart failure”, states the study. “We studied associations between vegetarian diets and echocardiographic markers of stage B heart failure.”
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Oct 19

Los Angeles City Council Votes Unanimously to Join Plant Based Treaty, Largest City to do So

The Los Angeles City Council has voted unanimously to adopt the Plant Based Treaty.

Based Treaty“The adoption of a Plant Based Treaty as a companion to the UNFCCC/Paris Agreement will put food systems at the heart of combating the climate crisis”, states the official website for the Plant Based Treaty. “The Treaty aims to halt the widespread degradation of critical ecosystems caused by animal agriculture, to promote a shift to more healthy, sustainable plant-based diets and to actively reverse damage done to planetary functions, ecosystem services and biodiversity.”

Some of the other cities who have endorsed the treaty include Boynton Beach, Florida, Bhuj City, India, the City of Burienos Aires, Argentina, DIdem in Turkey and Haywards Heath in the United Kingdom. In addition to cities endorsing the treaty, it’s been endorsed by over 900 business and over 900 organization, as well as over 60,000 individuals.
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Oct 18

The Top 10 Plant-Based Meats

The plant-based meat industry has blown up in recent years, but these 10 products stand out among the crowd.

There’s a large variety of great vegan meat products now available, making it difficult to narrow down the list to the top 10. However, with careful consideration, that’s exactly what we’ve done!

Below is the Top 10 Plant-Based Meats, as decided by The Vegan Herald team:
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Oct 18

Study: Plant-Based Diet Reduces Frequency and Severity of Postmenopausal Hot Flashes and Associated Symptoms

Switching to a low-oil plant-based diet that consists of daily soybeans “significantly reduced the frequency and severity of postmenopausal hot flashes and associated symptoms”, finds a new study published in the journal Menopause.

“Postmenopausal vasomotor symptoms disrupt quality of life”, states the abstract of the study. “This study tested the effects of a dietary intervention on vasomotor symptoms and menopause-related quality of life.” The study was conducted by researchers at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, the University of Utah and the DC based Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.

For the study, postmenopausal women reporting at least two moderate-to-severe hot flashes daily were randomly assigned, in two successive cohorts, to an intervention including a low-fat, vegan diet and cooked soybeans (½ cup [86 g] daily) or to a control group making no dietary changes.

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Oct 17

New Company Looks to Revolutionize Plant-Based Products With 3D Printed Salmon

Founded in 2021 by a team of 3D printing, chemistry, and bioengineering PhDs, a company in Israel has created a 3D printed vegan salmon that looks and taste just like the real thing.

3D Printed Salmon

“We are foodie scientists on a mission to create boneless fish whole-cuts made entirely out of plants”, says the company’s website. “At Plantish, we are creating the future of seafood! We are developing a breakthrough technology using additive manufacturing to produce seafood and sustainably feed the world at scale.”

The team’s vision “is to become the world’s leading seafood brand, and we are looking for wonderful, impact-driven people to join us on this ambitious task.”

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