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		<title>PCRM: Eating Eggs Linked to Cancer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Eating eggs is linked to developing prostate cancer, according to a new National Institutes of Health-funded study. By consuming 2.5 eggs per week, men increased their risk for a deadly form of prostate cancer by 81 percent, compared with men who consumed less than half an egg per week. Researchers followed 27,607 men who were [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vegocentric.com/2011/10/14/pcrm-eating-eggs-linked-to-cancer/</link>
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		<title>PCRM: Mom’s Yogurt Puts Baby at Risk for Asthma</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Pregnant women who eat yogurt may put their future children at risk for developing asthma, according to new research in Denmark. Consuming low-fat yogurt while pregnant is directly linked to the development of childhood asthma and hay fever, and full-fat yogurt is associated with adolescent hay fever. Consuming low-fat yogurt was associated with a 60 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vegocentric.com/2011/10/14/pcrm-mom%e2%80%99s-yogurt-puts-baby-at-risk-for-asthma/</link>
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		<title>PCRM: Vegetarian Men at Reduced Risk for Heart Disease</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Vegetarian men weigh less and have less cardiovascular disease risk, compared with nonvegetarians, according to a new study in Nutrition and Metabolism. Researchers in China compared 171 vegetarians to 129 age-matched nonvegetarians and found that the vegetarian men&#8217;s weight, blood pressure, triglycerides, and cholesterol levels were lower, compared with the meat-eaters. The vegetarians&#8217; arterial walls [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vegocentric.com/2011/09/25/pcrm-vegetarian-men-at-reduced-risk-for-heart-disease/</link>
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		<title>PCRM: Avoiding Cow’s Milk May Cut Risk of Type 1 Diabetes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Children who are not exposed to cow&#8217;s milk proteins during infancy may have less risk of developing type 1 diabetes, according to a new report in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. In the Trial to Reduce Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in the Genetically at Risk (TRIGR) study, women were encouraged to breastfeed. Those who then [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vegocentric.com/2011/08/07/pcrm-avoiding-cow%e2%80%99s-milk-may-cut-risk-of-type-1-diabetes/</link>
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		<title>PCRM: Glycemic Index of Foods Influences Weight Loss</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Decreasing the intake of high-glycemic foods can help reduce body weight, according to a new article in the Journal of Nutrition. The glycemic index is a measure of how rapidly a given food releases sugar into the bloodstream. In a National Institutes of Health-funded study conducted by PCRM, 99 participants with type 2 diabetes were [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vegocentric.com/2011/06/25/pcrm-glycemic-index-of-foods-influences-weight-loss/</link>
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		<title>PCRM: Calcium Intake Associated with Cardiovascular Disease</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Calcium supplements may increase the risk of heart attack and stroke, according to a study published this week in the British Medical Journal. Researchers followed 16,718 postmenopausal women in the Women’s Health Initiative. They found that a combination of calcium and vitamin D supplements increased heart health risk by 13 to 22 percent. The analysis [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vegocentric.com/2011/04/26/pcrm-calcium-intake-associated-with-cardiovascular-disease/</link>
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		<title>PCRM: Drug-Resistant Bacteria Common in Meat across Nation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nearly half of all meat and poultry products in United States grocery stores are contaminated with a type of bacteria linked to human disease, according to a new study. Of those products infected with Staphylococcus aureas, 52 percent had a drug-resistant strain of the bacteria. Researchers collected samples from 80 different brands in 26 retail [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vegocentric.com/2011/04/26/pcrm-drug-resistant-bacteria-common-in-meat-across-nation/</link>
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		<title>PCRM: Eggs and Cholesterol Associated with Gestational Diabetes Risk</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Egg consumption increases the risk of gestational diabetes, according to a new article in this week’s American Journal of Epidemiology. Researchers analyzed two studies conducted in Washington state, the Omega Cohort Study and the Alpha Case-Control Study, and found that as egg and cholesterol intake increased, so did the risk of gestational diabetes. Women who [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vegocentric.com/2011/04/26/pcrm-eggs-and-cholesterol-associated-with-gestational-diabetes-risk/</link>
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		<title>McDougall March Roundup</title>
		<description><![CDATA[McDougall says Vitamin D recommendations are too high: &#8220;Widespread recommendations for testing vitamin D levels using a standard that is too high to achieve is another example of disease mongering—where healthy people are turned into patients.&#8221; McDougall picks his five favorite articles from recent medical journals, covering topics including acne, baby formula, hidden vegetables, harmful [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vegocentric.com/2011/04/06/mcdougall-march-roundup-2/</link>
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		<title>PCRM: Some Foods Have Drug-Like Effects on the Brain</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Some foods elicit reactions in the brain similar to those caused by recreational drugs, according to a new study published in the Archives of General Psychiatry. Researchers examined magnetic resonance images of 48 healthy women who tasted chocolate milkshakes, finding that reaction patterns in the anterior cingulate cortex, medial orbitofrontal cortex, and amygdala were similar [...]]]></description>
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