Bowel Movement Frequency
Comparing the regularity of omnivores, vegetarians, and vegans.
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Bowel Movement Frequency,
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Sanjoaquin MA, Appleby PN, Spencer EA, Key TJ. Nutrition and lifestyle in relation to bowel movement frequency: a cross-sectional study of 20630 men and women in EPIC-Oxford. Public Health Nutr. 2004 Feb;7(1):77-83.
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The fiber in flax seeds and other whole plant foods is more than just about reducing our risk for the number one and two killers of Americans, heart disease and cancer. Constipation is the most common gastrointestinal complaint in the United States leading to millions of doctor visits every year. More than just the discomfort constipation can increase risk for hiatal hernia, varicose veins, hemorrhoids and painful conditions with names like anal fissure. The biggest study on bowel movement frequency in history was recently published comparing the bowel habits of 15,000 meat eaters to 5000 vegetarians and a thousand vegans. The researchers conclude that being vegetarian especially vegan, is strongly associated with a higher frequency of bowel movements. Vegans for example were about 3 times more likely to have daily BMs. Like i always said, vegans are just regular people.
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Please feel free to post any ask-the-doctor type questions here in the comments section and I’d be happy to try to answer them. And check out theother videos on bowel movements. Also, there are 1,449 other subjects covered in the rest of my videos--please feel free to explore them as well!
For some context, please check out my associated blog posts: Bowel Movements: The Scoop on Poop and Poultry Paunch: Meat & Weight Gain.
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