A prospective cohort study of adults in India has found that those following a predominantly plant-based diet had lower risk of cardiovascular events than those eating an animal-based or mixed diet.

WASHINGTON, D.C. ؚ— Just 28% of U.S. women are aware that a healthful diet can lower the risk of developing breast cancer, according to a just-released Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine/Morning Consult survey.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Eating a low-fat vegan diet reduces harmful inflammatory dietary compounds called advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) by 73%, compared to no reduction on a Mediterranean diet, according to new research by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine published in Frontiers in Nutrition. 

Plant-based proteins have major health advantages over animal-based proteins, according to a New England Journal of Medicine letter to the editor by Neal D. Barnard, MD, published Aug. 1, 2024. 

A new clinical trial examined the effects of a whole food, plant-based diet containing minimal to no olive oil compared with the same diet but with 4 tablespoons of olive oil added each day.