Where Plant-Based Eaters Get Their Nutrients
Researchers compared what people eat on vegan, vegetarian, and meat-eating diets to understand where they get important nutrients like protein, iron, and …
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Eating More Plants May Lower Breast Cancer Risk
Researchers looked at 9 different studies to understand how plant-based eating affects breast cancer risk. They found that eating a healthy plant-based …
Read MoreCan a Plant-Based Diet Give You All the Nutrients You Need?
Researchers studied nearly 26,000 people in Sweden to see if the EAT-Lancet diet—a way of eating that focuses on plants with some animal foods—provides enough …
Read MoreStrong Bones Matter: Why Fitness Recruits Need Better Nutrition
Researchers studied 200 military recruits to understand why some get stress fractures (tiny cracks in bones) during intense training. They found that recruits …
Read MoreWhy Vegetarians and Meat-Eaters Need Different Fat Strategies
Researchers in Malaysia studied 259 people—some vegetarians and some who eat meat—to understand how different types of healthy fats in their blood relate to …
Read MoreVegetarian Diets and Vitamin D: What the Science Actually Shows
A new analysis questions whether vegetarian and vegan diets really cause vitamin D deficiency, as some nutrition experts have claimed. Researchers examined the …
Read MorePlant-Based Diets, Friendships, and Mood: What Science Found
Researchers studied 312 people who have been vegetarian or vegan their whole lives from Western and Indian communities to understand how their food choices and …
Read MoreCan Vegetarian Women Build Muscle Like Meat Eaters?
Researchers compared 71 women—35 who eat only plants and 36 who eat meat—to see if their different diets affected their muscle strength and bone health. Even …
Read MoreCan Plant-Based Proteins Help Fix Digestive Problems?
Researchers reviewed 66 scientific studies to see if eating more plant-based proteins could help people with common digestive diseases like fatty liver …
Read MoreCan Being Vegetarian Help You Live Longer? What Science Actually Shows
Many people believe that eating a vegetarian diet—without meat—can help them live longer and healthier lives. A new review of scientific research looked at …
Read MoreWhy College Students in Poland Aren't Eating More Plants
Researchers asked 241 college students in rural Poland about their views on vegetarian and vegan diets. They found that most students weren't interested in …
Read MorePlant-Based Diets May Affect How Kids' Bones Grow and Change
Researchers in Finland compared how bones develop in young children and their parents who eat different types of diets. They looked at children ages 2-7 and …
Read MoreDo Vegetarians Have Different Blood Cell Counts?
Researchers looked at blood cell counts in vegetarians compared to people who eat meat using data from a large US health survey. They found that vegetarians …
Read MoreVegans and Vegetarians May Need Omega-3 Supplements
Researchers compared omega-3 fatty acid levels in the blood of vegans, vegetarians, pescatarians, and meat-eaters. They found that vegans and vegetarians who …
Read MoreWhat Vegetarians' Blood Shows About Heart Health
Researchers compared the blood chemistry of 222 vegetarians and 222 meat-eaters in China to understand how diet affects heart health. They found that …
Read MoreSwitching to Plant Protein? Watch Your B12 and Folate Levels
Researchers studied nearly 1,000 people in Singapore to see what happens to important vitamins when people eat less meat and more plant-based foods. They found …
Read MoreDiet Quality Matters More Than Being Vegetarian or Meat-Eater
Researchers compared 110 adults who eat meat with those who eat only plants to see which group had healthier hearts. They found something surprising: both …
Read MoreEating More Plants May Help Keep Your Brain Sharp
Scientists looked at 22 different studies to see if eating mostly plant-based foods could help protect your brain and prevent memory problems. They found that …
Read MoreWhy Young Canadians Choose Plant-Based and Gluten-Free Diets
Researchers surveyed 271 Canadian adults aged 18-45 about why they follow vegetarian, vegan, or gluten-free diets. About 27% followed a vegan diet, 22% were …
Read MoreVitamin B12 Fixes Brain Damage in Babies: New Brain Scan Study
Babies who don't get enough vitamin B12 from their mothers' breast milk can develop serious brain problems, especially when mothers follow vegetarian diets. …
Read MoreGrowing Vitamin B12 from Soybean Waste Could Help Vegans
Scientists found a way to produce vitamin B12 using bacteria and soybean waste, which could be a game-changer for plant-based foods. Vitamin B12 is naturally …
Read MoreDoes What You Eat Affect Hand Strength? New Study Has Answers
Researchers wanted to know if eating meat versus being vegetarian affects how strong your hands are. They tested 80 healthy young adults—40 who eat meat and 40 …
Read MorePlant-Based Diets Can Be Just as Healthy as Mediterranean Diets
Researchers compared four different eating styles to see if plant-based diets could be as nutritious and better for the environment than traditional …
Read MoreWhat Teachers Eat and How Healthy They Really Are
Researchers in Austria asked 1,350 school teachers and principals about their eating habits and lifestyle choices. They found that most teachers (92.5%) eat …
Read MoreWhy Some Babies Can't Move: A Vitamin B12 Discovery
Researchers in India discovered that babies born to vegetarian mothers who are breastfed can develop a serious condition where they appear unable to move, even …
Read MorePlant-Based Diets May Increase Hip Fracture Risk, New Study Shows
A large study of over 500,000 adults found that people following vegetarian and vegan diets may have higher rates of hip fractures compared to meat-eaters. …
Read MorePlant-Based Diet Helps Reduce Fatty Liver Disease Better Than Regular Diet
Chinese researchers studied 220 adults with fatty liver disease for 6 months. Half followed a vegetarian diet that included eggs and dairy, while the other …
Read MorePlant-Based Diets Cut Type 2 Diabetes Risk by Up to 35%
A major review of 36 studies found that people who eat plant-based diets have a significantly lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Vegan diets showed the …
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