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Vegetarian, healthy plant-based diets lower odds for OSA
Consuming a healthy plant-based diet or a pro-vegetarian diet lowers an individual’s likelihood for obstructive sleep apnea, according to results published in ERJ Open Research.
NLA: Use shared decision-making to navigate dietary patterns for elevated lipids
Targeted nutrition interventions can mitigate atherosclerotic CVD risk for people with the three most common dyslipidemias, and adherence can be encouraged via shared decision-making, according to a speaker.
Vegetarian women at increased risk for hip fracture
In a large cohort of women, those who were vegetarians demonstrated an elevated risk for hip fracture compared with their meat-eating counterparts, according to recent research.
Risk for hip fracture elevated in women who are vegetarian vs. meat-eaters
Women who are vegetarian had a greater risk for hip fracture compared with those who ate five or more servings of meat per week, findings in BMC Medicine showed.
Vegetarian diet associated with higher odds of underweight in children
Children who consumed a vegetarian diet showed similar growth and nutritional measures compared with their meat-eating peers but were more likely to be underweight, according to a study.
Plant-based foods confer mortality, CHD benefits
Two studies presented at the American Heart Association Epidemiology, Prevention, Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Scientific Sessions found that plant-based foods confer long-term health benefits.