“It is the position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics [formerly the American Dietetic Association] that vegetarian diets can provide health benefits in the prevention and treatment of certain health conditions, including atherosclerosis, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and obesity. Well-designed vegetarian diets, that may include fortified foods or supplements,Continue Reading
A recent European study confirmed the superiority of plant-based or vegan diets. This study used several different indexing systems to rate the healthfulness of a wide spectrum of diets, from vegan to vegetarian, semivegetarian, pesco-vegetarian and omnivorous and concluded that, “the use of indexing systems, estimating the overall diet qualityContinue Reading
With diet being the leading health risk factor in the United States[i], one would think that it would occupy a central position in medical education, continuing education and practice. But unfortunately that’s not currently the case. It turns out that, as a group, our nation’s physicians are not adequately trainedContinue Reading
A recent study published in the JAMA demonstrates that the top health risk factor faced by American patients is an unhealthy diet[i]. The leading risk factors related to DALYs (Disease Adjusted Life years), YLLs (years of life lost due to premature mortality) and YLDs (years lived with disability) were dietaryContinue Reading
Vegetarian nutritional medicine is a branch of lifestyle medicine. It utilizes a diet composed of vegetables, whole grains, fruits, legumes and nuts as both a prophylaxis against, and a treatment for, a wide varieties of diseases, including most of the common chronic diseases in the United States and other industrializedContinue Reading