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Are vegan diets bad to the bone? There’s no reason they have to be. But “it’s a question that comes up a lot” as more people consider a diet free of all animal products, including the dairy foods that are part of other vegetarian diets, says Virginia Messina, a vegan and registered dietitian in Bellingham, [...]
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Vegan diets are a bone of contention
Posted by admin on August 15th, 2009
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Vegetarian diet linked to weaker bones
Posted by admin on July 6th, 2009
Vegetarians have been found to have slightly weaker bones than meat-eaters, Australian researchers announced.
Vegetarian Diets Can Help Prevent Chronic Diseases, American Dietetic Association Says
Posted by admin on July 5th, 2009
The American Dietetic Association has released an updated position paper on vegetarian diets that concludes such diets, if well-planned, are healthful and nutritious for adults, infants, children and adolescents and can help prevent and treat chronic diseases including heart disease, cancer, obesity and diabetes.
Finding reliable sources of information about vegan nutrition
Posted by admin on June 26th, 2009
I’m working on a third edition right now of a textbook on vegetarian nutrition. When my co-authors and I wrote the first edition in 1996, we looked at well over 1,000 research articles that related in some way to vegan or vegetarian diet. We’ll be looking at many more this time around.
Peanut Butter: A Vegan Super Food
Posted by admin on May 8th, 2009
Peanut butter is considered a food staple by most Americans, consumed in about 75% of U.S. homes. And it also deserves a place in the Vegan Foods Hall of Fame.
The Vegetarian Version of Mediterranean Diet Makes Sense
Posted by admin on April 14th, 2009
Switching to the vegetarian version of a Mediterranean diet to become vegetarian or vegan is sensible. Mediterranean menu is made up of pasta, rice, bread, fresh vegetables, fruits, legumes and olive oil. These type of food fits in perfectly when you are going for a vegetarian diet.
