Sticking to a low-fat, vegan diet may help people with multiple sclerosis fight fatigue, according to a new study presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s annual meeting in Philadelphia. The study, which began in 2008, is the first randomized-controlled… Read More ›
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Iron in meat linked to heart disease
As if we didn’t already know. Iron found in meat may increase your risk of heart disease, according to a new meta-analysis published in the Journal of Nutrition. Researchers analyzed data from 21 international studies, which included 292,454 participants, for… Read More ›
Diabetes rates on the rise
The number of adults with diagnosed diabetes has increased 69 percent over 20 years, according to a new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Researchers looked at data from the U.S. government’s National Health and Nutrition Examinations Survey… Read More ›
Vegetarians, vegans have lower risk of heart disease
Vegetarian and vegan diets lower the risk of heart disease, according to a study published in Public Health Nutrition. Researchers tracked the dietary habits of 592 African-American participants from the Adventist Health Study-2 and categorized them into three eating patterns:… Read More ›
Sugar as addictive as cocaine
Sugar versus cocaine. Not really two items that most people think about in the same sentence, especially when thinking of a hard drug versus our everyday sweetener. But a recent L.A. Times report on October 16 revealed that sugar is as… Read More ›
Go veg for better weight
According to a recent study, by leaving meat where it belongs – on animals – one is better able to maintain the weight they desire as well as being able to lose those unnecessary pounds. The study published in the… Read More ›
We Know: Vegan diet is most sustainable
Most educated vegans out there already knew that our diet was the most sustainable, but now more evidence has been published earlier this month detailing and confirming that our way of eating is, simply put, the best. The study, revealed… Read More ›