First of all, it's important to note that a diet that includes fish but no meat or poultry is referred to as "pescatarian" rather than vegetarian. But no matter what kind of food you prefer, there are ...

Eating a vegan diet increases consumption of plant-based foods—including those defined as “unhealthy” by the plant-based diet ...

Reducing your carbon footprint could start with your dinner. A new report, published in the journal Frontiers in Nutrition, ...

A major study finds that vegetarian diets could reduce the chances of aging healthily—unless older adults eat high-quality plant-based foods rich in nutrients. Study: Vegetarian diet and healthy aging ...

Share on Pinterest Increasing evidence emerges in support of the notion that plant-based diets protect cardiometabolic health. Image credit: Studio Firma/Stocksy. Current dietary guidelines include ...

Vegan and vegetarian diets deliver nutrient adequacy on par with Mediterranean diets, while lowering carbon footprints and ...

Healthy twins who ate a vegan diet for eight weeks had lower “bad” low-density lipoprotein, or LDL, cholesterol, better blood sugar levels, and greater weight loss than siblings who ate a diet of meat ...

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 ...

Vegetarian diets are a healthy choice for growing kids -- though they may slightly raise the odds of youngsters being underweight, a new study suggests. The study, of nearly 9,000 young children, ...

A vegan diet is typically free from any animal-derived foods and that includes eggs, honey and dairy. Strict vegans may also choose to avoid animal products, such as wool, silk, beeswax, leather and ...

These tasty vegetarian dinner recipes are highly rated and come together in a slow cooker for an easy and satisfying meal.

Current dietary guidelines include healthy vegetarian diets as a viable option for preventing disease. However, nutrition professionals still do not frequently recommend these diets. As part of a ...