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Replacing proteins from animal foods, such as eggs, poultry, fish, and red meat with protein-rich plants in our diet may tilt the odds of evading non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in our favor.
Habitual consumers of tuna and non-fried fish may be at risk of suffering from malignant melanoma-the most lethal form of skin cancer.
Indulgence in animal foods, such meat and fish, may favor the development of endometrial cancer.
High dietary ingestion of roasted, grilled, barbequed, and broiled fish, chicken, and meat may promote the development of type 2 diabetes.
Generous consumption of grilled, roasted, broiled, and barbecued chicken, fish, and meat may increase an individual's vulnerability to hypertension.
Vegetarian diets may help prevent the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
Frequent consumers of fish, shellfish, and poultry may have a high tendency of developing gout.
Vegetarians are less likely to develop cataracts than frequent consumers of meat and fish.
Men who regularly consume fish contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and phthalate esters (PEs) are more likely to become infertile than those who eat plant-based diets.
Vegetarian diets are associated with healthy mood states. This pilot study investigated the effect of consuming diets that do not contain meat, fish, and poultry on mood states. 39 subjects participated in this study. They were assigned into 3 groups (fish, omnivore, and vegetarian groups) and placed on different diets for 2 weeks. The fish...
Kidney stones affect approximately 1 in 11 people in the United States, although only 1 in 20 were affected 20 years ago. The incidence of kidney stones has been rising steadily after World War II and affects more men than women. Anyone who has passed a stone knows how painful it can be. Typically, those...
