Meat and health

Due to the wave of smuggling: How to make sure the meat and eggs you buy are fit for consumption

A wave of seizures of smuggled food raises concern ahead of Passover, and experts explain how to identify products that have not undergone inspection, and how to avoid unnecessary health risks.

Smuggled meat from the territories that was recently seized by the Israel Police
Red meat

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

 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

How can you continue to savor red meat while minimizing the associated health risks?


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.