A lacto-ovovegetarian diet can provide all the nutrients required for optimal health. Anecdotal reports suggest that many successful endurance athletes are vegetarians whereas few reports suggest that elite strength athletes follow a vegetarian diet. Strength and power athletes almost invariably include meat in their diets, although it is unclear whether the benefits of meat consumption for str...

Dietary patterns contribute to cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. Asian Indians have earlier onset, more severe, and more prevalent CVD than many other racial/ethnic groups. We aimed to characterize dietary patterns in Asian Indians living in the United States and examine associations with cardiometabolic risk factors. One hundred fifty Asian Indians, aged 45 to 84 years, without known CVD, liv...

It was widely believed that the most diet" with carbohydrate comprising 60 important principle of the diabetic diet percent of the total energy (Table 1). was to restrict carbohydrate intake. This When our patients subsisted on this principle was also followed in India diet for periods up to 10 years, we found through the 1950s. The typical diabetic that, contrary to existing beliefs, the cardi...

The food demands of the United States (US) impart significant environmental pressures. The high rate of consumption of beef has been shown to be the largest driver of food-borne greenhouse gas emissions, water use and land occupation in the US diet. The environmental benefits of substituting animal products with vegetal foods are well documented, but significant psychological barriers persist i...

Globally, the number of people who decide on a vegetarian diet and then also consistently practice it is increasing. The question is whether this indicates a turning point for nutrition in the future. Vegetarian associations are convinced that the number of vegetarians will rise significantly over time and that the increase will be unstoppable. Young consumers in particular are abstaining from ...

The huge species richness of beetles has been attributed to their colonisation of flowering plants, but a vegetarian diet may not be the sole secret of the beetles' success.

AIMS The aim of this study was to compare the effects of calorie-restricted vegetarian and conventional diabetic diets alone and in combination with exercise on insulin resistance, visceral fat and oxidative stress markers in subjects with Type 2 diabetes. METHODS A 24-week, randomized, open, parallel design was used. Seventy-four patients with Type 2 diabetes were randomly assigned to either...

ABSTRAK
 Vegetarian adalah diet yang tidak mengonsumsi daging, terdiri dari vegan, lacto vegetarian dan lacto-ovo vegetarian. Banyak penelitian menyebutkan penganut karbohidrat berlebih, berupa daging tiruan atau analog. Kebiasaan tersebut dapat mempengaruhi profil lipid. Karbohidrat berlebih akan diubah menjadi lemak. Tujuan ini menganalisis hubungan asupan zat gizi dengan lipid pada di K...