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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Female Sexual Dysfunction and a Plant-Based Diet
September 19, 2023This article was published in Journal of Gynecology and Women’s Health Abstract Female Sexual Dysfunction (FSD ...
Preventing Glioma with a Plant-Based Diet
August 17, 2023This article has been published in Cancer Therapy & Oncology International Journal. Abstract Malignant glioma (glio ...
Lupus – Prevention and Treatment with a Plant-Based Diet
March 6, 2023This article was published in Orthopedics and Rheumatology Open Access Journal. Abstract Systemic lupus erythematosus ( ...
Multiple Myeloma – prevention with a plant-based diet
November 2, 2022This article was published in Cancer Therapy & Oncology International Journal. Abstract Multiple Myeloma (MM) accou ...
The potential of a plant-based diet to prevent new influenza viruses
October 6, 2022This article was published in Juniper Online Journal of Public Health Abstract Influenza is a highly contagious disease ...
Asthma – prevention and treatment with a plant-based diet
March 23, 2022This article was published in the International Journal of Pulmonary & Respiratory Sciences Abstract Asthma is the ...
Preventing cataracts with a plant-based diet
March 9, 2022This article was published in the journal JOJ Ophthalmology Abstract The percentage of complications in cataract surger ...
Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration – Prevention with a plant-based diet
December 14, 2021This article was published in JOJ Ophthalmology Abstract Age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) is the leading cause o ...
Stomach Cancer – Prevention with a Plant-Based Diet
August 2, 2021This article has been published in the journal Cancer Therapy and Oncology International Journal Abstract Worldwide, st ...
Erectile Dysfunction – Prevention and Treatment with a Plant-Based Diet
June 4, 2021This article was published in JOJ Urology & Nephrology Abstract The main cause of erectile dysfunction (ED) is orga ...
Preventing and Treating Parkinson’s Disease with a Plant-Based Diet
May 11, 2021This article was published in the Open Access Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery Abstract Parkinson’s disease (PD) ...
Preventing and Treating Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy with a Plant-Based Diet
April 7, 2021This article was published in the Open Access Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery. Abstract Diabetic Peripheral Neuro ...
Breast Cancer Prevention with a Plant-Based Diet
October 7, 2020This article was published in Cancer Therapy & Oncology International Journal Abstract Diet may be an independent ...
Preventing Stroke with a Plant-Based Diet
October 6, 2020This article was published in the Open Access Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery. Abstract Current known modifiable ...
Stage 3 Prostate Cancer Treated with a Plant-Based Diet – A Case Report
July 16, 2020This article was published in Cancer Therapy & Oncology International Journal Abstract Treatment of early stage pr ...
Ensuring adequate Essential Fatty Acid status in vegetarians and vegans
March 16, 2020This article was published in Advanced Research in Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Abstract Omega-3 and omega-6 fatty ...
Preventing Thyroid Disease with a plant-based diet, while ensuring adequate iodine status
February 12, 2020This article was published in Journal of Otolaryngology Abstract People with thyroid disorders in the US usually have a ...
Treating Chronic Pain with a Plant-Based Diet – a case report
February 5, 2020This article has been published in Orthopedics and Rheumatology Open Access Journal. Abstract Treatment with a plant-ba ...
Ensuring adequate zinc status in vegans and vegetarians
January 22, 2020This article was published in Advanced Research in Gastroenterology & Hepatology. Abstract Zinc is an essential mi ...
Gallstones – prevention with a plant-based diet
January 22, 2020This article was published in Advanced Research in Gastroenterology & Hepatology. Abstract A plant-based diet has b ...
Ensuring adequate Vitamin D status for patients on a plant-based diet
November 26, 2019This article was published in Orthopedics and Rheumatology Open Access Journal. Abstract Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vit ...
Osteoarthritis prevention and treatment with a plant-based diet
November 13, 2019This article was published in Orthopedics and Rheumatology Open Access Journal. Abstract The prevalence of osteoarthrit ...
Ensuring adequate calcium intake on a plant-based diet
November 11, 2019This article was published in Orthopedics and Rheumatology Open Access Journal Abstract Patients on a plant-based diet ...
Crohn’s Disease – a case report
March 9, 2019This article has been published in Advanced Research in Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Abstract Crohn’s disease is ...
Ensuring adequate iron status in vegetarians and vegans
January 23, 2019This article was published in the journal Advanced Research in Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Abstract Many people, i ...
Heart Disease – Prevention and Treatment with a Plant-Based Diet
January 22, 2019This article was published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Therapy Abstract Epidemiologic ...
Diverticular disease risk reduced with a plant-based diet
December 21, 2018This article was published in Advanced Research in Gastroenterology & Hepatology. Abstract By age 60, two-thirds of ...
Chronic Kidney Disease – A plant-based diet prevents and treats CKD
September 5, 2018This article has been published in JOJ Urology and Nephrology Abstract Interest in the dietary treatment of chronic kid ...
Ensuring adequate vitamin B12 status for patients on a plant-based diet
July 23, 2018This article was published in the journal Advanced Research in Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Abstract Vitamin B12 is ...
The Prevention and Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus with a Plant-Based Diet
November 17, 2017This article was published in the journal Endocrinology and Metabolism International Journal. Here’s the full p ...
Colorectal Cancer Prevention with a Plant-Based Diet
August 28, 2017This article was published in the journal Cancer Therapy and Oncology International. Abstract A plant-based diet is val ...
The Prevention and Treatment of Crohn’s Disease with a Vegetarian Diet
January 12, 2017This article was published in Advanced Research in Gastroenterology and Hepatology Abstract Epidemiologic studies show ...
The Treatment of Fibromyalgia with a Plant-Based Diet
November 1, 2016This article was published in Orthopedics and Rheumatology Open Access Journal Abstract Fibromyalgia is a difficult dis ...
Rheumatoid Arthritis: Prevention and Treatment with a Plant-Based Diet
August 25, 2016This article was published on Oct 5, 2018, in Orthopedics and Rheumatology Open Access Journal. Abstract Rheumatoid ar ...
A Plant-Based Diet Prevents and Treats Prostate Cancer
August 19, 2015This paper has been published in Cancer Therapy & Oncology International Journal. Abstract This review covers r ...
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, Hashimoto’s disease, Grave’s disease…
Gastroenterology
Colon cancer, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, cholelithiasis, diverticular disease, GI flora….
Internal Medicine
Heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, chronic kidney disease, hypercholesterolemia….
Nephrology
Chronic kidney disease, acidosis, phosphotemia, uremia, proteinuria, keto analogues…
Neurology
Diabetic neuropathy, glioma, fibromyalgia, Parkinson’s disease, chronic pain…
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Vegetarian pregnancy, female sexual dysfunction, preeclampsia, gestational diabetes…
Oncology
Colon cancer, prostate cancer, breast cancer, multiple myeloma, glioma, carcinogens….
Ophthalmology
Cataract risk, diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration….
Rheumatology
Rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia, lupus, bacterial flora,….
Urology
Prostate cancer, ED, chronic kidney disease, acidosis, phosphotemia, low protein diet…
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