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		<title>McDougall roundup</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In his January newsletter, McDougall reveals the top five poisons only found in animal products.
He also promotes a new inter-dental brushing tool
As well as recipes for lentil curry soup, minestrone, quick black beans, beans and greens, and spicy garbanzos.
In his February newsletter, McDougall speaks out against early cancer detection, where he says the chance of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vegocentric.com/2010/03/10/mcdougall-roundup/</link>
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		<title>McDougall: Gladiators were vegan</title>
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		<link>http://www.vegocentric.com/2010/03/10/mcdougall-gladiators-were-vegan/</link>
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		<title>PCRM: Animal Protein Bad for Bones</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Animal protein is associated with decreased bone health, according to a study in this month&#8217;s British Journal of Nutrition. In Beijing, China, 757 girls with an average age of 10 years were randomly assigned to a group consuming cow&#8217;s milk fortified with calcium, one consuming cow’s milk fortified with calcium and vitamin D, or a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vegocentric.com/2010/03/10/pcrm-animal-protein-bad-for-bones/</link>
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		<title>PCRM: Soy Protects Against Lung Cancer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Soy consumption may help fight lung cancer, according to a new study. Researchers in the Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective Study looked at 76,661 participants’ lifestyle factors and lung cancer risk and found that those who consumed the most soy had the lowest risk of lung cancer. Among men who never smoked, researchers saw a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vegocentric.com/2010/02/10/pcrm-soy-protects-against-lung-cancer/</link>
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		<title>PCRM: Obesity Still Rampant but Rates Leveling</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Obesity rates are still extremely high but have leveled for most, according to a new report in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The prevalence of obesity among adults in 2008 was 32.2 percent for men and 35.5 percent for women, up from 27.5 percent for men and 33.4 percent for women in 1999. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vegocentric.com/2010/02/10/pcrm-obesity-still-rampant-but-rates-leveling/</link>
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		<title>PCRM: Vegetarian Diet and Healthy Lifestyle Rejuvenate Coronary Arteries</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A low-fat vegetarian diet may help prevent heart attacks, according to a new study in this month’s American Journal of Cardiology. Researchers found that individuals who followed a low-fat vegetarian diet, along with a moderate exercise plan and stress management, measurably improved the function of their endothelium—the inner lining of arteries that is key to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vegocentric.com/2010/02/10/pcrm-vegetarian-diet-and-healthy-lifestyle-rejuvenate-coronary-arteries/</link>
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		<title>McDougall round-up</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In his December newsletter, Dr. McDougall urges all of the New Years Resolutions people to use a plan built on three decades of success: his, of course.
McDougall also provides resources for diabetic patients, urging them to get off all diabetes drugs ASAP, though lifestyle management: &#8220;By great good fortune, this same low-fat, no-cholesterol diet successfully [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vegocentric.com/2010/01/27/mcdougall-round-up-4/</link>
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		<title>PCRM: Animal Protein Linked to Increased Diabetes Risk</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Diabetes risk increases with higher intake of total protein and animal protein, according to a new study in this month’s issue of Diabetes Care. Researchers analyzed the diets of 38,094 Dutch participants from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) study and found that for every 5 percent of calories consumed from protein [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vegocentric.com/2010/01/26/pcrm-animal-protein-linked-to-increased-diabetes-risk/</link>
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		<title>PCRM: E. Coli from Chicken Causes Urinary Tract Infections</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bacteria from chicken products may be a major cause of urinary tract infections, according to a new study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Researchers examined urine samples from women who had urinary tract infections and matched E. coli in the samples to E. coli from contaminated foods. They found that most [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vegocentric.com/2010/01/26/pcrm-e-coli-from-chicken-causes-urinary-tract-infections/</link>
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		<title>PCRM: Restaurant Food Choices May Increase Diabetes Risk</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hamburgers and fried chicken significantly increase type 2 diabetes risk, according to an upcoming article for the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Researchers found that African-American women who ate two or more restaurant hamburgers per week were 40 percent more likely to develop type 2 diabetes, while two or more fried chicken meals led to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vegocentric.com/2009/12/22/pcrm-restaurant-food-choices-may-increase-diabetes-risk/</link>
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