For pregnant women whose babies were at high risk of small gestational age at birth, a healthy maternal diet can benefit their children’s mental health later on.

A Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine billboard urging people to ditch dairy from their diet to help fight climate change has been posted in Tulare County, Calif., which produces the most milk in the nation. In California, most climate-warming methane emissions from livestock are related to dairy.

A poor diet is a major risk factor for heart disease.

Food costs decrease 16% on a low-fat vegan diet, a savings of more than $500 a year, compared to a diet that includes meat, dairy, and other animal products, according to a new analysis from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine published in JAMA Network Open.

Plant-based diets improve markers of cardiovascular health among people at highest risk of developing heart disease, according to a meta-analysis published in JAMA Network Open. A comprehensive review of 29 randomized control trials found that cholesterol, blood sugar, and body weight all improved more on vegetarian/vegan diets than they did simply by using standard therapy for cardiovascular disease. 1 Numerous Physicians Committee studies were included in the analysis, including a recent study that