• A vegetarian diet contains no animal proteins (unless lacto-vegetarian or lacto-ovo vegetarian). (medlineplus.gov)
  • Lacto-ovo vegetarian: Includes plant foods, dairy products, and eggs. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Led by Tian Wang, APD, RD (University of Sydney, Australia), and colleagues, the meta-analysis looked at 20 randomized clinical trials.This study indicates that a diet that emphasizes minimally processed, plant-based whole foods, may offer the most substantial benefits among various types of meatless diets, including lacto-ovo vegetarian and vegan. (vegnews.com)
  • They found that while vegetarians and vegans were most concerned about animal welfare and the environmental impacts of eating meat, so-called meat reducers or flexitarians who eat meat two to three times per week were mainly motivated by health concerns. (smh.com.au)
  • Consumer studies on animal and plant-based eating understandably address three main categories: meat eaters, flexitarians and meat avoiders (vegetarians and vegans). (wur.nl)
  • Another recent development in research is that vegetarians and vegans are no longer just studied separately, but are compared with omnivores. (wur.nl)
  • The DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet can help you lower your blood pressure. (healthlinkbc.ca)
  • T he DASH diet (based on the research, Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) and the Mediterranean diet have both been acclaimed as the best of the best in the world. (hachettebookgroup.com)
  • Both help reduce inflammation and are associated with lower rates of heart attacks, strokes, heart failure, certain types of cancer, and a reduced risk of developing type 2 diabetes. (hachettebookgroup.com)
  • BACKGROUND: Plant-based dietary patterns are gaining more attention due to their potential in reducing the risk of developing major chronic diseases, including type 2 diabetes (T2D), cardiovascular disease (CVD), cancer, and mortality, while an up-to-date comprehensive quantitative review is lacking. (bvsalud.org)
  • New research shows he's not alone, with almost one in five Australians who took part in a University of Adelaide survey making a conscious effort to reduce their consumption of meat for health and environmental reasons. (smh.com.au)
  • Toni Barton, who farms lamb in Nulla Vale near Lancefield, says many of her farmers market customers have begun reducing their meat consumption. (smh.com.au)
  • Such new lines of research have enriched the search for differences in attitudes and intentions towards eating meat and reducing meat consumption. (wur.nl)
  • Flexitarians are enthusiastic about reducing the frequency and amount of their meat consumption. (wur.nl)
  • A recent study shows that plant-based diets have good digestibility and health benefits, and there is evidence that dogs and cats on a vegan diet can live as long and healthy lives as pets on a conventional meat-based diet. (oklahomastar.com)
  • People on a balanced vegetarian or vegan diet can obtain adequate nutrition, but may need to specifically focus on consuming specific nutrients, such as protein , iron , calcium , zinc , and vitamin B 12 . (wikipedia.org)
  • But the more restrictive your diet, the harder it can be to get certain nutrients. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Dr. Junger's basic philosophy is that when you eliminate harmful foods from your diet and give the body the proper nutrients it needs, this allows the body to heal and detoxify itself. (peertrainer.com)
  • Popular meal plans such as the Mediterranean diet , low carb diets , and vegetarian diets can all be good choices. (healthline.com)
  • Low-carb, low-fat, Mediterranean, vegan: Experts agree that all of these diets (and more) have their plusses and minuses, and that all can be healthy choices. (diabetesdaily.com)
  • From the New York Times bestselling author, this guide to healthy living features the latest science and research and a Mediterranean diet-inspired meal plan to make this the most healthy and effective DASH diet ever. (hachettebookgroup.com)
  • But popular tastes and medical guidelines have evolved, and The Dash Diet Mediterranean Solution presents a new approach to the time tested diet program that highlights the benefits of whole foods. (hachettebookgroup.com)
  • Filled with four weeks of menus and tons of strategies and research, The Dash Diet Mediterranean Solution offers readers a new approach to their best health the DASH diet way. (hachettebookgroup.com)
  • The DASH diet and the Mediterranean diet are the plans that endure. (hachettebookgroup.com)
  • The Mediterranean diet is also based on all those foods, along with an emphasis on seafood, olive oil, beans, herbs, and spices, and the optional inclusion of red wine. (hachettebookgroup.com)
  • When you combine DASH with the Mediterranean diet, you truly have the best of the best. (hachettebookgroup.com)
  • The food groups and serving sizes in the table below are based on the DASH diet from the U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. (healthlinkbc.ca)
  • The DASH diet has been a staple of the dieting world, recommended by doctors, nutritionists, and crowned the US News and World Report's #1 best diet for 8 years in a row. (hachettebookgroup.com)
  • The DASH diet is extra rich in fruits and vegetables, low-fat dairy, and nuts, and includes mostly whole grains, lean meats, fish, and poultry, and moderate amounts of heart-healthy fats. (hachettebookgroup.com)
  • [2] Specific diets, such as the DASH diet , can be used in treatment and management of chronic conditions. (wikipedia.org)
  • In a recently published study, researchers from Taiwan concluded that eating a vegetarian diet rich in nuts, soy, and vegetables may lower a person's risk of having a stroke. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • The vegetarians ate more nuts, vegetables, and soy than the nonvegetarians. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Scientists believe that if pets switch to a vegetarian diet, they can reduce carbon emissions and benefit the climate and global food security. (oklahomastar.com)
  • However, whether humans or pets eat meat or are vegetarians, they must cherish food, eat it in moderation, and not waste resources so that the global environment can be healthy and sustainable. (oklahomastar.com)
  • Eating habits that include regular meals and snacks throughout the day may be better suited to losing weight with diabetes than what you may typically think of with short-term "diets" and those that involve long periods without food. (healthline.com)
  • Still, I love being vegetarian, and I'm happy to report it's easier than ever to find vegetarian food, even in the Show Me State. (popsugar.com)
  • A diet is a food pattern. (hachettebookgroup.com)
  • Another component of reducing digestive load in the clean program is consuming less solid food and more green juices and shakes. (peertrainer.com)
  • One thing that we would observe is that Dr. Fuhrman would probably challenge Dr. Junger slightly in terms of what reduces food cravings. (peertrainer.com)
  • That is why the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality has set a policy objective of shifting the ratio between animal and plant proteins in the Dutch diet to 50/50 by 2030. (wur.nl)
  • In nutrition, diet is the sum of food consumed by a person or other organism . (wikipedia.org)
  • Exclusionary diets are diets with certain groups or specific types of food avoided, either due to health considerations or by choice. (wikipedia.org)
  • [2] Many do not eat food from animal sources to varying degrees (e.g. flexitarianism , pescetarianism , vegetarianism , and veganism ) for health reasons, issues surrounding morality, or to reduce their personal impact on the environment [3] (e.g. environmental vegetarianism ). (wikipedia.org)
  • Antioxidants in the diet include vitamin C, vitamin E, carotenoids (compounds related to vitamin A), and many other food components. (cancer.org)
  • When it comes to reducing cancer risk, the best advice is to get your antioxidants through whole food sources rather than supplements. (cancer.org)
  • Like PEERtrainer, Dr. Junger advocates a nutrient dense diet , and a shift away from nutrient poor foods. (peertrainer.com)
  • Avid meat eaters will become more willing to shift to a more balanced protein diet for reasons of health and affordability. (wur.nl)
  • This outcome suggests that it is not very easy for consumers who have more 'meaty' diets to shift towards more plant-based diets. (wur.nl)
  • The authors also noted that while it was useful to have comprehensive data on a non-Western group of vegetarians, the study findings may not be applicable to populations living outside Buddhist communities in Taiwan. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • In practice, for many Dutch people this means shifting to diet with more legumes, nuts and seeds, meat substitutes and whole-grain products, and consuming less meat and dairy. (wur.nl)
  • Vegetarians, in turn, can also contribute to a more plant-based diet by swapping animal protein alternatives for plant-based ones, for example, by choosing beans or nuts instead of cheese or eggs. (wur.nl)
  • These results suggest that consuming a vegetarian diet may modestly but significantly improve cardiometabolic outcomes beyond standard pharmacological therapy in individuals at high risk of CVDs, highlighting the potential protective and synergistic effects of vegetarian diets for the primary prevention of CVD," the study authors said. (vegnews.com)
  • To reduce both the human toll and the societal burden of diabetes in both countries, affordable, practical, and effective approaches and technologies for preventing and managing diabetes and its complications are urgently needed. (nih.gov)
  • Recent consumer research has shown that making policies around plant-based diets is a societal challenge. (wur.nl)
  • At the start of the study, the researchers medically examined the participants and asked them about their diet, smoking habits, alcohol intake, and physical activity. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Professor Umberger, who grew up on a cattle farm in South Dakota and makes a conscious effort to reduce her meat intake, said the rise in meat reducers began about five years ago. (smh.com.au)
  • [1] The word diet often implies the use of specific intake of nutrition for health or weight-management reasons (with the two often being related). (wikipedia.org)
  • Changing a person's dietary intake, or "going on a diet", can change the energy balance, and increase or decrease the amount of fat stored by the body. (wikipedia.org)
  • Recently, dietary guidelines moved away from limiting cholesterol intake in the diet, and this has resulted in confusion. (cdc.gov)
  • Research suggests that if all the world's dogs became vegetarian, it could slow the planet's carbon emissions. (oklahomastar.com)
  • Sure, I'd always preferred vegetarian foods over meat-based dishes, but I'd dabbled in vegetarianism for a while in high school only to return to meat eating. (popsugar.com)
  • Just about everything we eat has an impact on our blood glucose levels, and a healthy diet is key to good cardiovascular and metabolic health. (diabetesdaily.com)
  • The researchers calculated that after adjusting for age, sex, smoking, and other health conditions, the vegetarians in the first group had a 74% lower risk of ischemic stroke than the nonvegetarians. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • In the second group, vegetarians had a 60% lower risk of ischemic stroke, a 65% lower risk of hemorrhagic stroke, and a 48% lower risk of overall stroke than nonvegetarians. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Overall, our study found that a vegetarian diet was beneficial and reduced the risk of ischemic stroke even after adjusting for known risk factors like blood pressure, blood glucose levels, and fats in the blood. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • While there are complex factors involved in determining one's risk factor for CVDs, researchers are increasingly looking to understand how diet plays a role. (vegnews.com)
  • In this context, researchers from the University of Australia conducted a new meta-analysis , published online in JAMA Network Open , that lays out a vegetarian diet can serve as an intervention to combat common risk factors in individuals with or at high risk of developing CVD. (vegnews.com)
  • Vegetarian diets are associated with a more favorable profile of metabolic risk factors and lower blood pressure, but the protective effect in CKD is still unknown. (mdpi.com)
  • There are certainly health benefits - like a reduced risk of heart disease, diabetes, and certain cancers - linked to meat-free diets, too. (popsugar.com)
  • Most clinical trials of antioxidant supplements have not found they reduce cancer risk. (cancer.org)
  • Most adults in the US can benefit from lifestyle or drug therapy to lower their cholesterol level to reduce their risk of heart attack and stroke. (cdc.gov)
  • A semi-vegetarian diet is a meal plan that contains little animal protein, but mostly plant-based foods. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Lacto-vegetarian: Includes plant foods plus some or all dairy products. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Semi- or partial vegetarian: Includes plant foods and may include chicken or fish, dairy products, and eggs. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Vegetarian diets that include some dairy products and eggs have all the nutrition you need. (medlineplus.gov)
  • While both groups ate the same amount of fruit and eggs, the nonvegetarians consumed more dairy and fat than the vegetarian volunteers. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Most people agree that a vegetarian diet is healthy, with high fiber, low saturated fat, low calories, and no cholesterol. (oklahomastar.com)
  • It is important to note that consuming a diet devoid of animal products can be achieved in many ways, including by getting a majority of calories from fried foods, desserts, and other options with lower nutritional quality. (vegnews.com)
  • Vegetarian diets, particularly those practiced for ethical reasons or focused on convenience, may contain high levels of so-called empty calories, refined carbohydrates, hydrogenated oils, high-fructose corn syrup, sucrose or artificial sweeteners, and salt," the researchers noted. (vegnews.com)
  • Is there a perfect diabetes diet? (diabetesdaily.com)
  • There is no single officially recommended diet or eating pattern for diabetes. (diabetesdaily.com)
  • People with diabetes - especially those of us that use insulin - know that carbohydrates are the most troublesome part of our diets. (diabetesdaily.com)
  • While many people opt for a plant-based diet for environmental and animal welfare reasons, they also often perceive these diets as being better for their health. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Study looks at the real diets of over 55,000 people in the UK. (zmescience.com)
  • Generally speaking, our eating habits are not yet aligned with the scientific consensus and the stated policy goal: some people eat a diet with the right proportions, but the majority do not. (wur.nl)
  • People with different diets have different motivations to change their eating habits and find a new balance between animal-based and plant-based diets. (wur.nl)
  • A study that the BMJ published last year investigated strokes in more than 48,000 meat eaters and vegetarians in the U.K. The study authors reported that although vegetarians had lower rates of ischemic heart disease than the meat eaters, they were more likely to have a stroke. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • The researchers believe meat reducers may be deterred from becoming vegetarian or vegan due to concerns about nutritional inadequacy. (smh.com.au)
  • But while I care deeply about animal welfare and the environment, these days, I feel like the most satisfying part of being vegetarian , for me at least, is simply that not eating meat feels way more natural than eating meat ever did. (popsugar.com)
  • There is broad agreement in the scientific community about the environmental and health benefits of shifting to a diet with more room for plant-based protein products and less for animal protein. (wur.nl)
  • For animal diets, see List of feeding behaviours . (wikipedia.org)
  • Many diets and eating patterns work by outlining exactly how much of each macronutrient you're allowed to eat. (diabetesdaily.com)
  • They are eating a largely seasonal, organic plant-based diet and topping up with a bit of ethical meat and fish. (smh.com.au)
  • On average, following this diet for six months led to a 6.6-mg/dL decrease in LDL cholesterol, a 0.24 percent decrease in HbA1c, and a 3.4-kg decrease in body weight. (vegnews.com)
  • Here are some common questions cancer survivors have had about diet and physical activity. (cancer.org)
  • Several diets have been advocated to patients, in addition to life style changes such as increased physical activity and an organized exercise regimen. (intechopen.com)
  • These questions and answers are part of the American Cancer Society (ACS) Guideline for Diet and Physical Activity for Cancer Prevention. (cancer.org)
  • The authors of the editorial also point out that the researchers only assessed the volunteers' diets at the beginning of the study, noting that the participants could have changed their eating habits during the years of follow-up. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • However, the researchers here noted several limitations, including a lack of data on vegetarian diet quality. (vegnews.com)
  • Nevertheless, given the tendency for persistent organic pollutants (POPs), pesticides, heavy metals, and other contaminants to accumulate in human milk, researchers and parents alike are asking whether the nursling's exposure to these pollutants might reduce or even override the health benefits. (nih.gov)
  • Ultimately, the study recommends that humans reduce raising cats and dogs, reduce overfeeding, avoid waste, and find alternative plant protein sources to slow environmental impact. (oklahomastar.com)
  • The public-and even many healthcare professionals-may rightfully be confused about heart-healthy eating, and they may feel that they don't have the time or the training to evaluate the different diets," lead author Christopher D. Gardner, a research professor of medicine at the Stanford Prevention Research Center in California, said in a statement at the time. (vegnews.com)
  • Follow the recommendations below to include healthy fats in your diet. (healthlinkbc.ca)
  • A healthy diet can improve and maintain health, which can include aspects of mental and physical health. (wikipedia.org)
  • [2] The terms "healthy diet" and "diet for weight management" ( dieting ) are often related, as the two promote healthy weight management. (wikipedia.org)
  • In contrast, unhealthy plant-based diets were positively associated with these disease outcomes. (bvsalud.org)
  • Vegetarians also do not eat products containing gelatin or rennin (an enzyme found in calf's stomachs that is used to produce many cheeses). (medlineplus.gov)
  • Wild mammals living near agriculture fields were found to change their diets. (zmescience.com)
  • This could mean that perhaps there is some other protective mechanism that may [protect] those who eat a vegetarian diet from stroke. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • And because I've lived paycheck to paycheck almost my entire life, I've had no other choice but to become really good at eating vegetarian on a budget . (popsugar.com)
  • How can we know if we have a good one, when it seems like every time we turn around, there is a new hot diet in the news? (hachettebookgroup.com)
  • And beyond the hype, how can we, ourselves, judge if a diet is really good? (hachettebookgroup.com)
  • According to Dr. Junger, "creating this balanced and stable environment reduces cravings for the foods that cause toxicity, which supports long term maintenance of a clean state. (peertrainer.com)
  • seafood options, and even a whole section examining vegan and vegetarian choices. (hachettebookgroup.com)
  • As such, the meta-analysis calls for well-designed trials to test high-quality plant-based diets in conjunction with optimal medical therapy. (vegnews.com)
  • In April, the AHA published a report in its journal Circulation that compared 10 leading diets on a variety of metrics to determine which were best for heart health. (vegnews.com)
  • They have stood atop the best diet rankings every year that the panel of experts from U.S. News & World Report has rated all the popular and also-ran diets. (hachettebookgroup.com)
  • Before making any changes to your diet or activity levels, it is important to make sure the information is based on facts from multiple research studies. (cancer.org)
  • The studies focussed specifically on meat eaters, flexitarians and vegetarians, and on the diversity within these groups. (wur.nl)
  • [9] Conversely, if a person is underweight due to illness or malnutrition , they may change their diet to promote weight gain. (wikipedia.org)