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Welcome to Plant-Based Diets in Medicine. For years, research has shown the efficacy of a diet composed of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes and nuts to help both prevent and treat a wide variety of common diseases. Many individual research reports have been published throughout various medical journals.
Here we publish articles pulling the relevant research together to give you as complete a picture as possible of the power of plant-based diets to treat and prevent disease. In addition, we point out what we think is most relevant for your patients and practice.
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the Efficacy of a Plant-Based Diet
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Specialties
In each specialty, see all relevant articles written:
Cardiology
Myocardial infarction, angina, hypercholesterolemia, coronary atheroma. hypertension, …
Clinical Nutrition
Ensuring adequate calcium, iron and zinc status, Vitamins B12 and D, protein, phytonutrients…
Clinical Practice
Patient nutrition history, medication titration, ensuring compliance, locus of control…
Emergency Medicine
Thermal burn treatment – vegetarian diet is as effective as meat-centered diet….
Endocrinology
Type 2 Diabetes, metabolic syndrome, peripheral neuropathy, diabetic retinopathy…
Gastroenterology
Colon cancer, Crohn’s disease, cholelithiasis, diverticular disease, GI flora, cholecystitis….
Internal Medicine
Heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, chronic kidney disease, hypercholesterolemia….
Nephrology
Chronic kidney disease, acidosis, phosphotemia, uremia, proteinuria, keto analogues…
Neurology
Diabetic neuropathy, fibromyalgia, chronic pain…
Obstetrics
Vegetarian pregnancy, preeclampsia, gestational diabetes and weight gain…
Oncology
Colon cancer, prostate cancer, carcinogens, phytonutrients, bacterial flora….
Ophthalmology
Cataract risk, diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration….
Rheumatology
Rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia, bacterial flora,….
Urology
Prostate cancer, chronic kidney disease, acidosis, phosphotemia, low protein diet…
CME Medical Seminars
Annual Seattle-based seminars, held in conjunction with the WA Medical Assoc…
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