Adding a meter between meals boosts vegetarian appeal

Researchers have identified the optimal dish positions to help ”nudge” diners into picking more planet-friendly meals in cafeterias.

Plant-based diets shown to lower blood pressure even with limited meat and dairy

Consuming a plant-based diet can lower blood pressure even if small amounts of meat and dairy are consumed too, according to new research.

People with high cholesterol should eliminate carbs, not saturated fat, study suggests

An international team of experts on heart disease and diet say there’s no evidence that a low-saturated fat diet reduces cholesterol in people with familial hypercholesterolemia.

Vegetarians tend to be slimmer and less extroverted than meat eaters, study finds

The less animal products someone consumes, the lower his body mass index on average and the less he tends to be extroverted. A connection with depressive moods as other studies had found could not be confirmed.

Most people consider becoming vegetarian for their health

Researchers know that people are motivated to be vegetarian for different reasons — the most common in western cultures being health, the environment and animal rights.

Study of 418,000 Europeans finds different foods linked to different types of stroke

Different types of food are linked to risks of different types of stroke, according to the largest study to investigate this. The study of more than 418,000 people in nine European countries investigated ischaemic stroke and haemorrhagic stroke separately.

An apple a day might help keep bothersome menopause symptoms away

A healthy diet rich in fruits and vegetables is known to benefit the human body in so many ways. Now a new study suggests that it may also play a role in lessening various menopause symptoms.

Mediterranean diet for one year promotes gut bacteria linked to ‘healthy aging’

Eating a Mediterranean diet for a year boosts the types of gut bacteria linked to ‘healthy’ ageing, while reducing those associated with harmful inflammation in older people, indicates a five-country study.

Weight loss and health improvements with Mediterranean, fasting & Paleo diets

There were some weight loss and health benefits for overweight adults who followed the Mediterranean, Intermittent Fasting and Paleo diets, though adherence to the diets dropped off considerably during the one-year study, new research shows.

Could a probiotic prevent or reverse Parkinson’s?

Scientists recently tested probiotics in a roundworm model of Parkinson’s. A particular bacterium had a protective effect and improved symptoms.

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