The largest dietary study comparing children’s diets shows that eating a vegetarian and vegan diet can work well for growing ...

Children on plant-based diets may need to take supplements or eat fortified foods to get enough key nutrients, researchers ...

A new analysis finds that a low-fat vegan diet leads to greater weight loss than the Mediterranean diet, even when it ...

Vegetarian and vegan diets can support healthy growth when carefully planned with appropriate supplementation, finds a major ...

Vegetarian spring rolls are pictured in this 2007 file photo. A plant-based diet may reduce the risk of cancer, heart disease and premature death due to cardiovascular disease, according to a new ...

Studies have shown that a plant-based diet may be better for preventing diabetes than a low carb diet. A 30-year study ...

New research finds that people who follow a vegetarian or vegan diet have lower levels of LDL (bad) cholesterol than those who eat meat. People who followed a plant-based diet had 10% lower levels of ...

Reap the benefits of embracing your inner herbivore. Oct. 8, 2014— -- intro: Even if you're not interested in becoming a vegetarian or vegan, there are plenty of reasons to up your intake of ...

Don't listen to these myths about going vegetarian. Vegetarian diets tend to have higher levels of fiber, magnesium, potassium, folate, carotenoids, flavonoids, and vitamins C and E than omnivorous ...

People make decisions about what to eat based on their beliefs and backgrounds, including health, political, environmental, cultural, or religious ideals. For some people, that carries over into what ...