Dietitians should encourage their patients to adopt a plant-based diet, say dietitians with the Physicians Committee for ...

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You’ve probably noticed it. More people are passing on the steak, skipping dairy, or declaring themselves “plant-based” at ...

Vegan and vegetarian diets are plant-based diets. Both include plant foods, such as fruits, vegetables, legumes and whole grains. But there are important differences, and knowing what you can and ...

Besides being environmentally friendly, eating a vegan diet appears to improve health and slow biological aging. A vegan meal including a crepe, cabbage, and a vegan sauce. (Credit: Ula Zarosa / CC BY ...

Fiber’s double-edged sword: While plant-based diets are rich in fiber, excessive intake may reduce calorie absorption in younger children, potentially leading to early satiety and inadvertently ...

A study comparing adult twins found that following a vegan diet for eight weeks reduced biomarkers of biological aging. Researchers used a method called DNA methylation to measure aging biomarkers in ...