Health
Plant-based diets: What are they, and how do you start?
As Americans struggle to eat better, plant-based diets have become the rage, but exactly what are those and how hard are they to follow?
Jan 13, 2023
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Six-day clinical trial finds integrative medicine program alters blood serum
In a novel controlled clinical trial, participants in a six-day Ayurvedic-based well-being program that featured a vegetarian diet, meditation, yoga and massages experienced measurable decreases in a set of blood-based metabolites ...
Sep 9, 2016
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Low-carb vegan diet shows similar health benefits to vegetarian diet, study shows
A low-carb vegan diet has the same health effects as a vegetarian diet, but at a much lower cost to the environment, according to new research from St. Michael's Hospital.
Sep 26, 2022
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Is there a link between your pets and your food choices?
People who grow up with a greater variety of pets are significantly more likely to follow a vegetarian diet as adults, according to research by a professor-student team in the University at Albany psychology department.
Apr 13, 2018
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Medical research
Your gut's what you eat, too
As the saying goes, you are what you eat. But new evidence suggests that the same may also be true for the microbes in your gut.
Jan 3, 2014
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Review of vegetarian diet studies highlights benefit of vegan-eating plans
People on a vegetarian diet, and especially those following a vegan one that includes no animal products, see better results than dieters on other weight-reducing plans. In fact, they can lose around two kilograms more on ...
Jun 30, 2015
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Vegetarian diets called good for people and the planet
(HealthDay)—Vegetarian diets are healthy for people of all ages, as well as the environment, according to a new update of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics' (AND) position on vegetarian diets.
Dec 1, 2016
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Medications
Vegetarians and those on restricted diets unwittingly eating animal gelatin in meds
A significant proportion of vegetarians and other patients with dietary preferences borne out of cultural/religious practices are unwittingly consuming animal gelatin in prescribed medicines, reveals research published online ...
Feb 27, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Vegetarian diet, physical activity protect against diabetes in black population, study shows
New research shows that following a vegetarian diet and exercising at least three times a week significantly reduced the risk of diabetes in African Americans, who are twice as likely to be diagnosed with diabetes when compared ...
Nov 3, 2011
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Quinn on Nutrition: Managing multiple nutrition conditions
Q: My husband was recently diagnosed with kidney stones (lots of them!) and has been advised to limit high oxalate foods. He was also treated for prostate cancer a while back and also has been diagnosed with osteoporosis. ...
Jan 25, 2019
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