http://www.vegocentric.com veganism, health, fitness, weight loss Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:30:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Dr. McDougall recently started putting video profiles of his Star McDougallers online. Here are the first two entries: http://www.vegocentric.com/2008/10/06/star-mcdougallers-video-edition/ Vegan Diet Improves Diet Quality, Cardiovascular Disease Risk, and Symptoms of Type 2 Diabetes A low-fat vegan diet is associated with better diet quality, weight management, and blood glucose control compared to the American Diabetes Association (ADA) dietary recommendations for diabetes, according to a study by PCRM researchers published in the ... http://www.vegocentric.com/2008/10/03/two-studies-state-the-obvious/ In the latest McDougall Newsletter, Dr. McDougall compares the health of the presidential candidates, based on reports of their diet, exercise routines, medications, and other factors. To be fair, the conclusion isn't too surprising: "While it is impossible to predict with certainty any person's future health, time of ... http://www.vegocentric.com/2008/09/29/mcdougall-roundup-for-september/ What the 21st Century Will Taste Like: "The machinery that's pumped so much meat into our lives over the last half century was never built to last, and now it's breaking down big-time. Feed is more expensive. Gasoline is more expensive. Milk, rice, butter, corn--it's all going through the roof. ... http://www.vegocentric.com/2008/09/29/esquire-food-system-about-to-have-massive-correction/ Congratulations, Nettie! Taylor says: "In September 2006 at age 58 I found myself sitting in the parking lot of my favorite fast food restaurant, crying to God to help me with my food addiction. I was stuffing down a sandwich, fries, brownies and a Diet Coke. I had failed again to ... http://www.vegocentric.com/2008/09/23/nettie-taylor-star-mcdougaller/ By Jeff Walsh Of all the McDougall DVDs, his latest is the one that I really want to carry with me at all times and whip it into DVD players everywhere I go whenever these questions come up. "Dr. McDougall's Common Sense Nutrition: The Truth About Protein, Soy, and Fish" is really ... http://www.vegocentric.com/2008/09/22/mcdougall_dvd_review/ In a study released today by The Lancet Oncology, Dean Ornish, M.D., and colleagues found that comprehensive lifestyle changes, including a low-fat vegan diet, increase the body’s ability to fight premature aging, cancer, heart disease, and other chronic diseases. Twenty-four men participating in a prostate cancer study switched to a ... http://www.vegocentric.com/2008/09/16/pcrm-plant-based-diet-helps-reduce-premature-aging-and-disease-risk/ The pro-veg Cancer Project (a PCRM offshoot group) recently began airing this commercial in some major cities, generating some controversy, much of it ridiculous. 64 percent of people in an AOL poll says the ad goes "too far." You can read the AOL article here, and see the ad for ... http://www.vegocentric.com/2008/09/02/does-cancer-project-ad-go-too-far/ A report in the Journal of the American Medical Association concluded that nuts, corn, and popcorn, which some have suggested might exacerbate diverticular disease, are not associated with diverticulitis or diverticular complications. Researchers at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle analyzed the dietary intake among 47,228 men over 18 years and ... http://www.vegocentric.com/2008/09/02/pcrm-nuts-corn-and-popcorn-do-not-cause-diverticular-disease/ McDougall says it's time to stop scapegoating standalone salt: "The overpowering taste of salt tricks us into eating foods that innately repulse human beings.This flavoring will disguise the repugnant tastes of animal flesh and cow's milk secretions, which are the real sources of body damage. Eighty percent of the salt ... http://www.vegocentric.com/2008/09/02/mcdougall-round-up-3/