diets

New study: vegetarian diets vs. non-vegetarians in the battle against cardiometabolic diseases

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Study: A Comprehensive Review of the Health Effects of Vegetarian Diets. Image Credit: Elena.Katkova/Shutterstock.com

In a recent study published in Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases Journal, researchers conducted a comprehensive review to compare the impacts of vegetarian and non-vegetarian diets on the outcomes of major cardiometabolic and other noncommunicable diseases. Study: A comprehensive review of the health effects of vegetarian diets. Image Credit: Elena.Katkova/Shutterstock.com Background Opinions on the association … Read more

Uncovering the truth: Tropical hunter-gatherer diets contradict the assumptions of the Paleo diet

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Study: Comparison of dietary variation measured within and between groups of tropical hunter-gatherers on the paleo diet. Image Credit: VitaliiVodolazskyi/Shutterstock.com

In a recent study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, researchers evaluated the dietary variations of tropical hunters and gatherers and the impact of the foraging approach on implied macronutrient proportions. Study: Comparison of dietary variation measured within and between tropical hunter-gatherer groups on the paleo diet. Image Credit: VitaliiVodolazskyi/Shutterstock.com Background Human nutrition … Read more