Health
Video: Busting plant-based diet myths
Many people eat a plant-based diet for health benefits and cultural and religious beliefs, while others just enjoy the savory taste of fruits and vegetables.
Apr 18, 2024
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News tagged with vegetarian diet
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Q&A: How can we get more people to eat climate-smart?
In a new study, Patricia Eustachio Colombo and her colleagues have developed suggestions for healthy and climate-friendly dietary patterns. Now, it's just a matter of getting us to adopt them.
Mar 22, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Predominantly plant-based or vegetarian diet linked to 39% lower odds of COVID-19
A predominantly plant-based or vegetarian diet is linked to 39% lower odds of COVID-19 infection, finds research published in the journal BMJ Nutrition Prevention & Health. The findings prompt the researchers to suggest that ...
Jan 9, 2024
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Ever heard of the portfolio diet? It may lower risk for heart disease and stroke
A lesser-known dietary pattern called the portfolio diet may lower the risk for heart disease and stroke, new research shows.
Oct 26, 2023
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Genetics
Being a vegetarian may be partly in your genes
From Impossible Burger to "Meatless Mondays," going meat-free is certainly in vogue. But a person's genetic makeup plays a role in determining whether they can stick to a strict vegetarian diet, a Northwestern Medicine study ...
Oct 4, 2023
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Researcher 'self-experimented' to compare a vegan diet with eating meat—this is what he found
Three years ago I was briefly dating a primary school teacher who happened to be a part-time animal rights activist. The experience made me make a decision I've been living with ever since. Veganism.
Sep 7, 2023
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Study shows both men and women who are vegetarian face increased risk of hip fracture
Both men and women who follow a vegetarian diet face a 50% greater risk of a hip fracture compared to people who regularly eat meat, according to the results of a large-scale study.
Jul 31, 2023
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Meta-analysis finds vegetarian diets effective in lowering cholesterol, glucose and weight
Researchers at the University of Sydney, Australia, have conducted a metadata analysis on vegetarian diets' effect on people at high risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). They found that the vegetarian diet was associated ...
Health
Ask the Pediatrician: My child wants to be a vegetarian. Is that OK?
Children and adolescents who follow a vegetarian eating plan tend to consume more fruits and vegetables and less sweets, salty snacks, and saturated fat than their nonvegetarian peers. They also tend to be at lower risk for ...
Apr 10, 2023
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Keto vs. vegan: Study of popular diets finds over fourfold difference in carbon footprints
For those on keto or paleo diets, this may be tough to swallow.
Feb 28, 2023
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