BACKGROUND Although therapeutic diets are critical to diabetes management, their acceptability to patients is largely unstudied. OBJECTIVE To quantify adherence and acceptability for two types of diets for diabetes. DESIGN Controlled trial conducted between 2004 and 2006. SUBJECTS/SETTING Individuals with type 2 diabetes (n=99) at a community-based research facility. Participants were ran...

BACKGROUND We have previously noted beneficial health outcomes when individuals follow a dietary restriction plan in accordance with the Daniel Fast (DF). This is true whether individuals eliminate all animal products or include small amounts of meat and dairy in their plan. The present study sought to compare anthropometric and biochemical measures of health in individuals following a traditio...

Interest in a healthy lifestyle and different dietary practices that promote health continues at the same time as ecological and environmental concerns increase. Vegetarianism includes a wide variety of eating patterns, and today there is a widespread dissemination of information demonstrating that appropriately planned plant-rich omnivorous diets and plant-based lacto-vegetarian and semivegeta...

Vegetarian diets are associated with several health benefits, but whether a vegetarian or vegan diet is beneficial for athletic performance has not yet been defined. Based on the evidence in the literature that diets high in unrefined plant foods are associated with beneficial effects on overall health, lifespan, immune function, and cardiovascular health, such diets likely would promote improv...

Environmental degradation is a direct result of our actions based on the current paradigm of having infinite resources to support infinite consumption. The paradigm penetrates our everyday lives; one of its expressions is our diet that is a direct cause of environmental issues. Although animal agriculture is an environmentally devastating industry, it is an industry with the most potential to c...

Diets eliminating animal products have rarely been associated with hypothyroidism but may protect against autoimmune disease. Thus, we investigated whether risk of hypothyroidism was associated with vegetarian compared to omnivorous dietary patterns. The Adventist Health Study-2 was conducted among church members in North America who provided data in a self-administered questionnaire. Hypothyro...

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AIM Energy restricted meal plans may compromise nutrient intake. This study used diet modelling to assess the nutritional adequacy of energy restricted meal plans designed for weight management in young obese women. METHODS Diet modelling of 6000 kJ/d animal protein based meal plans was performed using Australian nutrient databases with adequacy compared to the Australian Nutrient Reference V...