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Switch From Animal to Plant Proteins Greatly Boosts Heart Health
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- December 2, 2024
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Moving away from meat to plants as a main source of protein will do wonders for your heart, new research finds.
The 30-year study found that folks with the highest ratio of plant-based protein to animal-based protein cut their odds of developing cardiovascular disease by...
How a Move Away From Beef Could Help the Planet
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 6, 2024
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Eating fewer burgers and steaks could pay big dividends for Mother Earth, and human health, by combatting climate change, a new study suggests.
Small cutbacks in beef production among wealthy nations could remove 125 billion tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, re...
Red Meat Linked to Higher Odds for Type 2 Diabetes
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 21, 2024
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Eating red meat and processed meat can increase a person’s risk of developing type 2 diabetes, a new review finds.
Regularly eating 50 grams of...
Free Meals at School May Boost Attendance, Lower Obesity Rates
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- August 21, 2024
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A review of U.S. data from 2012 through 2024 finds that when kids get free school meals, there's a potential for a slight increase in attendance and a lowering of child obesity rates.
Even kids from higher-income households benefited, as many took advantage of wholesome ...
Red Meat Could Be Prime Driver of Colon Cancer in the Young
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 16, 2024
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There are clues that red and processed meats could be driving the increased risk of colon cancer in young adults, a new study claims.
Younger colon cancer pati...
Why Red Meat May Be Especially Linked to Diabetes Risk
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 13, 2024
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Red meat contains a type of iron that could increase a person's risk of type 2 diabetes, a new study warns.
People who ate the most foods high in hem...
Getting Fats From Plants Vs. Animals Boosts Your Life Span
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- August 12, 2024
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A study of more than 400,000 people tracked for up to 24 years finds that those who got their dietary fat from plants versus animals had significantly lower odds of dying during the study period.
Plant-based fats' benefit included a reduced odds for deaths due to heart d...
Fruits, Vegetables Lower Your Body's Acid Levels, Boosting Health
- Angelina Livigni HealthDay Reporter
- August 12, 2024
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An apple a day, along with a healthy serving of vegetables, could become a first line of treatment for hypertension, new research suggests.
Diet plays a large role in overall health, and the study confirmed that a
Thinking of a Switch Away from Meat? Your Genes May Be Key
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 15, 2024
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Pondering a move to a vegetarian or vegan diet? Your heart might be in it, but your genes might not, a new study says.
Genetics are an important part of whether a person responds well or poorly to a
Cutting Out Meat Could Cut Diabetes Rates
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- July 9, 2024
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If it would stave off heart disease, diabetes and colon cancer, would you swear off bacon and burgers?
A new international simulation projects cutting Americans' intake of
Meat Alternatives Healthier for Heart Than Meat, Review Shows
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- June 26, 2024
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Even though plant-based meat alternatives are ultra-processed, they still may be healthier for your heart than traditional meat is, a new review finds.
Risk factors for heart disease, including total cholesterol,
What Is the Planetary Health Diet, and Can It Extend Your Life?
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- June 10, 2024
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A plant-based eating regimen designed to save the Earth also saves people's lives, a large study confirms.
"Shifting how we eat can help slow the process of climate change," said corresponding author Dr. W...
Plant-Based Diets Lower Risk of Heart Trouble, Cancer and Death
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- May 16, 2024
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Following a vegetarian or vegan diet might just buy you a longer, healthier life, a new review finds.
Staying away from meat was tied to a reduced risk of heart disease, cancer and early death, researchers reported in a study published Wednesday in the journal
Smokers, Former Smokers May Gain From Switch to Plant-Based Diet
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 29, 2024
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Current and former smokers might lower their risk for emphysema if they adopt a highly nutritional plant-based diet, a new study shows.
People with a history of smoking who adopted a plant-based diet had a 56% lower risk of developing emphysema, compared to those who ate...
Survey Finds Americans Conflicted About Plant-Based Diets
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- March 25, 2024
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Most folks know they'd be healthier if they ate more plant-based foods, but only a quarter are willing to follow through and do it, a new study shows.
Surveys reveal that Ameri...
Cutting Out Meat Might Help Prevent Snoring: Study
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- February 21, 2024
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A person's diet can influence their risk of obstructive sleep apnea, a new study says.
Those who eat a healthy plant-based diet rich in vegetables, fruit, whole grains and nuts are less likely to suffer sleep apnea, according to findings published Feb. 20 in the journal ...
Avoiding Meat Can Help Men Cope With Prostate Cancer Treatments
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- February 13, 2024
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The red meat diet associated with masculinity could be the worst thing for men dealing with prostate cancer, a new study says.
Prostate cancer patients who limit meat and dairy but eat lots of plant-based foods tend to suffer less erectile dysfunction, urinary incontinen...
Getting Protein From Plant-Based Foods Might Extend Women's Lives
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- January 17, 2024
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Women who consume more plant-based protein tend to age more gracefully, a new study reports.
Women with diets rich in protein -- especially from plant-based sources -- develop fewer chronic diseases and enjoy healthier aging overall, researchers report in the Jan. 17 iss...
Meat-Free Diet Could Cut Your Risk for COVID
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- January 10, 2024
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Vegetarian diets have been tied to a variety of health benefits -- lower blood pressure, better blood sugar control and weight loss among them.
Now a new study suggests those benefits might even extend to a person's ability to ward off COVID-19.
A predominantly pla...
Plant-Based Diets Cut Diabetes Risk by 24%
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- December 13, 2023
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A healthy plant-based diet can reduce a person's risk of type 2 diabetes by 24%, a new study has found.
Eating plenty of fresh fruits, vegetables and whole grains has this protective effect even in people with a genetic predisposition for diabetes or risk factors like ob...
Does Meat Need Warning Labels on How It Harms Climate, Health?
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- November 1, 2023
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Adding warning labels to meat about its impact on climate and health could lower its consumption, a new study suggests.
British researchers investigated what adding cigarette-style graphic warning labels to meat in a cafeteria setting might do.
"Reaching net zero i...
Going Vegan Healthy for Dogs, Cats -- and the Planet
- Sarah D. Collins HealthDay Reporter
- October 5, 2023
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Should Fluffy and Fido go vegan?
A new study says yes -- for the environment.
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization est...
Genes Might Be Driving You to Go Vegetarian
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- October 4, 2023
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Going vegetarian is trendy and popular, along with being a healthy choice, but a large portion of those who say they want to stick with a plant-based diet don't.
It might come down to your DNA, suggests new research that has uncovered three genes that seem to be strongly...
Besides Boosting Health, a Vegan Diet Might Save You Money
- Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
- September 6, 2023
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Going vegan doesn't have to mean going broke, with new research finding that steering clear of meat and dairy can lower food costs by about 16%.
"A vegan diet based on fruits, vegetables, grains and beans has always been a more affordable diet than one that includes mea...
Vegetarian Diet May Be the Best Bet for Those at High Risk for Heart Disease
- Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
- July 26, 2023
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As more people are advised to shun meat, a new study from Australia adds to evidence that a vegetarian diet can help improve heart health.
A review of 20 prior investigations found that folks who followed a vegetarian diet for six months, on average, saw improvements in ...
Switching to Plant-Based Diet Helps Your Heart, Major Study Finds
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 26, 2023
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Vegetarian and vegan diets lead to lower blood levels of cholesterol and fats, according to a major new analysis of all evidence from clinical trials published since 1982.
Compared to people eating an omnivorous diet, those following a plant-based diet experienced an av...
How Healthy Is a Vegan Mom's Breast Milk?
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- May 17, 2023
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Vegan moms can breastfeed their children and not worry that their breast milk is missing essential nutrients, a new study finds.
Researchers from Amsterdam University Medical Center in the Netherlands tested the milk of vegan mothers, finding it contains sufficient leve...
Have Type 2 Diabetes? Switch to Plant-Based, Lower-Carb Diet to Boost Life Span
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- March 20, 2023
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Cutting some carbohydrates may help people with type 2 diabetes live longer -- as long as they are swapping sugar for vegetables instead of steak, new research suggests.
The study, of more than 10,000 U.S. adults with type 2 diabetes, found that those who ate relatively ...
Keto, Paleo, Vegan: How Does Your Diet Affect the Planet?
- By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- March 6, 2023
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Swapping that steak for a fish filet or a veggie burger is not only good for your health, but the planet's, too, a new study suggests.
The study, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutriti...
Switch to Plant-Based Diet Could Boost Prostate Cancer Survival
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- February 16, 2023
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Following a healthy plant-based diet after a diagnosis of prostate cancer may help prevent the disease from progressing or recurring, a new study suggests.
Men who ate a diet rich in fruits, vegetables and whole grains had a 52% lower risk of cancer progressing and a 53...
Plant-Based Diets: What Are They, and How Do You Start?
- Kirstie Ganobsik HealthDay Reporter
- January 13, 2023
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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?
A growing number of people have turned to plant-based eating, as evidenced by the fact that the plant-based foods market increased by ...
Healthy Plant-Based Diets Lower Men's Odds for Colon Cancer
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- November 29, 2022
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Are you an older man worried about your risk for colon cancer? Eating whole grains, vegetables, fruits and legumes may improve your odds of dodging the disease, new research shows.
"Although previous research has suggested that plant-based diets may play a role in preven...
Tips to Food-Fueling Your Active Vegan Child
- By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- August 20, 2022
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Kids can take part in sports while on vegetarian and vegan diets, but parents and caregivers must help them select foods that will fuel them and meet their nutrition needs.
Vegan athletes can become deficient in vitamin B12, vitamin D, long-chain omega-3 fats, riboflavin...
Vegetarian Women at Higher Odds for Hip Fracture
- Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
- August 11, 2022
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Record numbers of people are turning to plant-based diets to take advantage of the many health benefits they offer, but this may come at the expense of their bones, a new study suggests.
Exactly what did researchers find? Middle-aged women who never eat meat may be more ...
Vegan? Weightlifting May Protect Your Bones
- By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- August 5, 2022
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While a plant-based diet may be associated with lower bone mineral density and increased fracture risk, there might be a way to counteract that: pumping iron.
New Austr...
Plant-Based Diet May Help Keep Breast Cancer Away
- Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
- June 16, 2022
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Women who follow a healthy plant-based diet after menopause appear to face a substantially lower risk for breast cancer, new French research indicates.
After tracking more than 65,000 women for two decades, investigators found those who consumed a healthy, primarily plan...
Vegan Diet Brings Weight Loss to Overweight and Diabetic Folks
- By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter
- May 6, 2022
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Are you overweight or struggling with type 2 diabetes? Try going vegan, researchers suggest in a new data review.
Vegan diets are high in fruits, vegetables, nuts, legumes and seeds and have no a...
Are Vegetarian Diets Healthy for Growing Kids?
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- May 2, 2022
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Vegetarian diets are a healthy choice for growing kids -- though they may slightly raise the odds of youngsters being underweight, a new study suggests.
The study, of nearly 9,000 young children, found that those on vegetarian diets were, on average, of similar weight an...
Avoiding Diabetes May Include Avoiding Meat
- By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter
- April 15, 2022
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Eating a healthy plant-based diet may help you head off type 2 diabetes, a new study suggests.
Healthy plant-based foods include fruits, v...
Should Your Dog Go Vegan?
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- April 14, 2022
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Dogs may be famous meat lovers, but canines who follow a vegan diet might be a bit healthier, a new survey suggests.
British and Australian researchers found that...
Beyond Chicken? KFC to Serve Up Plant-Based Meals
- Cara Murez and Robin Foster
- January 6, 2022
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First, there was Beyond Meat. Next up? Beyond Fried Chicken.
KFC announced Wednesday that it will begin offering a plant-based chicken in some of its meals on Jan. 10, from the same company known for its meat-free burgers, Beyond Meat.
Beyond Fried Chicken was deve...
Most of Restaurant Menu Must Be Vegetarian Before Meat Eaters Make the Switch
- December 24, 2021
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Meat eaters are far more apt to choose plant-based foods at restaurants if menus are at least 75% vegetarian, according to a new study.
Along with the health benefits, British researchers said getting more people to eat plant-based foods could help fight climate change.<...
Your Diet Could Cut Your Odds for Severe COVID-19
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- September 14, 2021
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People who eat plenty of fruits and vegetables may have a somewhat lower risk of COVID-19 than those with unhealthy diets, a new study suggests.
Of more than 590,000 adults surveyed, researchers found that the quarter with the most plant-rich diets had a 9% lower risk of...