Vegetarian Diet

Almost half of American adults said that starting a new diet is one of their New Year’s resolutions, results of a survey from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine showed.

Less than three in 10 women are aware that a healthy diet can help reduce the risk for breast cancer, according to a recent survey.

Substitution of just one meat-based meal with a vegetarian or vegan alternative reduced serum ammonia levels for up to 3 hours and improved metabolites in patients with cirrhosis who follow a Western meat-based diet, researchers reported.

Long-term adherence to healthful or unhealthful plant-based diets was not associated with risk for hip fracture among postmenopausal women, according to cohort study results published in JAMA Network Open.

Individuals who follow a plant-based or vegetarian diet are less likely to contract COVID-19 compared with those who follow an omnivorous diet, according to results published in BMJ Nutrition Prevention & Health.

SAN DIEGO — Nutritionally diverse plant-based diets are ideal for CVD prevention in patients, according to Danielle Belardo, MD, a preventive cardiologist practicing in Newport Beach, California.

The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension eating plan, Mediterranean and vegetarian-based diets best meet 2021 American Heart Association dietary guidelines for CV health, whereas other popular plans fall short, researchers reported.

A low-carbohydrate vegan diet was associated with weight and BP reductions that were similar to those seen with a vegetarian diet, while possessing a greater potential reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, a study reported.

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.

A systematic review of 31 studies showed favorable results supporting the incorporation of a plant-based diet for men at risk for or diagnosed with prostate cancer.