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  1. Preventing Cataracts with Diet Preventing Cataracts with Diet May 21, 2012

    Risk of developing cataracts was compared in meateaters, fish-eaters, vegetarians, and vegans.

  2. Creatine Brain Fuel Supplementation Creatine Brain Fuel Supplementation May 3, 2012

    Vegetarians appear to get more of a cognitive boost than meat-eaters from creatine supplementation.

  3. EPIC Findings on Lymphoma EPIC Findings on Lymphoma April 6, 2012

    In a study of a half million people, which was most associated with the risk of developing lymphoma? Red meat, processed meat, poultry, offal, eggs, or milk?

  4. Vegetarians Versus Healthy Omnivores Vegetarians Versus Healthy Omnivores April 5, 2012

    Even after controlling for a variety of dietary and nondietary factors, those eating plant-based diets appear to have lower overall cancer rates.

  5. Daily Source of Vitamin B12 Daily Source of Vitamin B12 February 8, 2012

    Fortified foods such as some breakfast cereals and types of nutritional yeast can provide another cholesterol-free source of vitamin B12.

  1. Safest Source of B12 Safest Source of B12 February 6, 2012

    Since foods are effectively a package deal, what is the best way to get vitamin B12 (cobalamin)?

  2. Say No to Drugs by Saying Yes to More Plants Say No to Drugs by Saying Yes to More Plants January 3, 2012

    A study of 15,000 American vegetarians suggests their lower chronic disease rates translate into fewer surgeries (including hysterectomies) and medications (including aspirin, sleeping pills, tranquilizers, antacids, pain-killers, blood pressure medications, laxatives, and insulin).

  3. Preventing Allergies in Adulthood Preventing Allergies in Adulthood January 2, 2012

    The longest running study on vegetarians suggests that those eating plant-based diets have lower rates of chemical, drug, and environmental allergies.

  4. Mitochondrial Theory of Aging Mitochondrial Theory of Aging May 31, 2011

    The role of the detoxifying enzyme superoxide dismutase in staving off aging, cancer, and dementia and what we can do to boost its activity.

  5. Plant-Based Diet & Mood Plant-Based Diet & Mood May 18, 2011

    The putative role of arachidonic acid, a fatty acid found in animal products, in mood alteration as a result of brain inflammation.

  1. Vegan Protein Status Vegan Protein Status May 15, 2011

    The anti-inflammatory nature of plant-based diet may explain higher blood protein levels in vegans.

  2. Industrial Pollutants in Vegans Industrial Pollutants in Vegans May 13, 2011

    Why vegans appear “significantly less polluted” than omnivores, but not as toxin-free as expected.

  3. Dairy & Sexual Precocity Dairy & Sexual Precocity April 30, 2011

    The effects of the hormones in cow’s milk on men and prepubescent children.

  4. Boosting Sex-Hormone Binding Boosting Sex-Hormone Binding April 29, 2011

    The benefits of a plant-based diet for diabetes prevention appear to extend beyond weight loss.

  5. Gut Flora & Obesity Gut Flora & Obesity April 28, 2011

    How one may be able to modify one’s own gut flora to facilitate weight loss.