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How Many Vegetarians Are There?
Ever wonder the answer to that question? I seem to know more and more people who are giving up meat, either entirely or most of the time. So a story caught my eye recently that says 17 percent of...
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What Are Three Rules for Healthy Eating?
I was reading Bicycling magazine this morning and ran across a short article by a personal trainer for cyclists on three rules every cyclist should live by. Turns out they are three rules that every...
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Tips on Eliminating Meat from your Diet – Mayo Clinic
I haven’t eliminated meat from my diet, but I have cut back sharply. If you are considering either going without meat, or cutting way back, you have probably wondered about what you will be missing in...
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Meat and Cheese May be Bad for Your Health
But how much protein one should eat has long been a controversial topic — muddled by the popularity of protein-heavy diets such as Paleo and Atkins. Before this study, researchers had never shown a...
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Less meat, more plant-based protein may prolong your life – JAMA
In my youth, I became a vegetarian for a period of about five years. In that time, I tipped the scales in the high 140 pound bracket (I was around 5’11” at the time). I did yoga most days and felt like...
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Beans and peas more filling than meat
Although I am a big fan of eating beans, peas, nuts and seeds, I did not know that they actually created a greater feeling of fullness than meat. Meals based on legumes such as beans and peas are more...
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5 Tips on choosing healthy protein foods – Harvard
Unlike the weather, everyone talks about protein but they usually try to do something about it, too. MedlinePlus says, “Proteins are the building blocks of life. Every cell in the human body contains...
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Tufts on the Mediterranean Diet
Among the dietary patterns specifically recommended by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) is the Mediterranean-style diet, which has been linked to reduced risks of heart disease and cognitive...
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Want to cut down on meat-eating? Here are alternatives from Tufts
If you are feeling uncomfortable with the amount of meat you are eating, but don’t want to short yourself on protein, here are some good alternative ideas from Tufts Medical Center. Photo by Valeria...
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What about those fake meat products?
I have been hearing a lot lately about the new fake meat, plant-based, products that are becoming so popular. Are they really healthier than meat? Here is a super rundown from Harvard’s T.H. Chan...
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