Vegetarian Diet

Effect of Anti-Inflammatory Diets on Pain in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – Full Text Article

Nutrients. 2021 Dec; 13(12): 4221. Published online 2021 Nov 24, 2021. doi: 10.3390/nu13124221 PMCID: PMC8706441 PMID: 34959772 Katja A. Schönenberger Abstract Various nutritional therapies have been proposed in rheumatoid arthritis, particularly diets rich in ω-3 fatty acids, which may lead to eicosanoid reduction. Our aim was to investigate the effect of potentially anti-inflammatory diets (Mediterranean, […]

Risks of Ischemic Heart Disease and Stroke in Meat Eaters, Fish Eaters, and Vegetarians

September 25, 2019 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The EPIC-Oxford prospective cohort study examined incident cases of ischemic heart disease and stroke in 48,188 participants with no history of cardiovascular disease or stroke who were classified as meat eaters, fish eaters, and vegetarians (including vegans) over an 18.1-year period. UK National Health Service data were used to detect […]

Vegetarian diet and mental disorders

Vegetarian diet and mental disorders: results from a representative community survey Johannes Michalak International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Volume 9 Abstract Background The present study investigated associations between vegetarian diet and mental disorders. Methods Participants were drawn from the representative sample of the German Health Interview and Examination Survey and its Mental […]

Vegetarian Dietary Patterns and the Risk of Colorectal Cancers

March 30, 2015 JAMA Internal Medicine TAKE-HOME MESSAGE In the Adventist Health Study 2, including 96,354 Seventh-Day Adventist men and women, those following a vegetarian diet had a lower incidence of colorectal cancers than nonvegetarians (HR, 0.78). The effect was most pronounced in pescovegetarians. Results suggest that a vegetarian lifestyle may be important for colorectal […]

Vegetarians have much lower sperm counts

By Sarah Knapton, Science Editor, at the ASRM conference in Hawaii 5:00AM BST 20 Oct 2014 A diet rich in fruit and vegetables may harm fertility, say researchers at Loma Linda University Medical School Vegetarians and vegans may be harming their chance of having children after a study found that men who do not eat […]

Data Increasingly Support Plant-Based Diet for Diabetes Prevention, Care

Frontline Medical News, 2014 Aug 07, S Worcester NEWS Story Source ORLANDO (FRONTLINE MEDICAL NEWS) – Evidence increasingly supports plant-based nutrition for preventing diabetes or improving outcomes in those with diabetes. The Adventist Health Study-2 (AHS-2), for example, demonstrated that a plant-based eating pattern – defined as ad libitum whole grains, legumes, fruits, and vegetables, […]

Vegetarian diets and bone status 

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 06/19/2014  Clinical Article Story Source PubMed Reference Journal Reference Tucker KL –The study demonstrate that osteoporosis is a common chronic condition associated with progressive loss of bone mineral density (BMD) and compromised bone strength, with increasing risk of fracture over time. However, result suggest that attention to potential shortfall nutrients through the […]

Incident cancers in meat eaters, fish eaters, vegetarians, and vegans

Am J Clin Nutr. 2014 Jun 4;100(Supplement 1):378S-385S. [Epub ahead of print] Cancer in British vegetarians: updated analyses of 4998 incident cancers in a cohort of 32,491 meat eaters, 8612 fish eaters, 18,298 vegetarians, and 2246 vegans. Key TJ, Appleby PN, Crowe FL, Bradbury KE, Schmidt JA, Travis RC. PubMed Reference  Journal Reference Abstract BACKGROUND: Vegetarian diets might affect the risk […]

University of Graz Study Finds Vegetarians Are Unhealthier, More Mentally Disturbed Than Meat-Lovers

By P Gosselin on 30. March 2014 It’s no secret that many vegetarians are also radical environmentalists and climate alarmists who are obsessed and hysterical about the planet burning up. Perhaps the University of Graz in Austria has discovered one reason why: their “unhealthy” diet. Study shows that big meat-eaters are healthiest. Photo credit: Alpha, Creative […]

Science Compared Every Diet, and the Winner Is Real Food

JAMES HAMBLINMAR 24 2014, 1:14 PM ET Full Story Researchers asked if one diet could be crowned best in terms of health outcomes. If diet is a set of rigid principles, the answer is a decisive no. In terms of broader guidelines, it’s a decisive yes. Flailing in the swell of bestselling diet books, infomercials […]

BP May Be Lower Without Meat in the Diet

Published: Feb 24, 2014 By Todd Neale, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today Vegetarians had lower blood pressure than their omnivorous counterparts, a meta-analysis showed. Blood pressure was an average of 4.8/2.2 mm Hg lower among vegetarians in controlled trials and 6.9/4.7 mm Hg lower in cross-sectional studies (P<0.001 for all differences), according to Yoko Yokoyama, […]

Veggies Are Key to Long Life

Published: Jun 3, 2013 | Updated: Jun 4, 2013 By Nancy Walsh , Staff Writer, MedPage Today Action Points Vegetarian diets are associated with lower all-cause mortality and with some reductions in cause-specific mortality. Associations in men were larger and more often significant than were those in women. People who followed a vegetarian diet had […]

How prevalent is vitamin B(12) deficiency among vegetarians?

Nutr Rev. 2013 Feb;71(2):110-7. doi: 10.1111/nure.12001. Epub 2013 Jan 2. Pawlak R1, Parrott SJ, Raj S, Cullum-Dugan D, Lucus D. Abstract Vegetarians are at risk for vitamin B(12) (B12) deficiency due to suboptimal intake. The goal of the present literature review was to assess the rate of B12 depletion and deficiency among vegetarians and vegans. Using a PubMed search to […]

The Effect of a Low-fat, Plant-based Lifestyle Intervention (CHIP) on Serum HDL Levels and the Implications for Metabolic Syndrome Status

A Cohort Study Lillian Kent; Darren Morton; Paul Rankin; Ewan Ward; Ross Grant; John Gobble; Hans Diehl Nutr Metab. 2013;10(58) Abstract and Introduction Abstract Background: Low levels of high-density lipoproteins (HDL) are considered an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease and constitute one of the criteria for the Metabolic Syndrome (MetS). Lifestyle interventions promoting a […]