A low-fat vegan diet produced greater weight loss than a Mediterranean diet in a randomized crossover trial, driven mainly by eliminating animal foods 🥦 and reducing oils and nuts 🥜, with weight loss linked to higher intake of plant foods 🌱, including refined grains 🍞 and potatoes 🥔.

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Rising food prices linked to increased childhood obesity 🍔 and chronic malnutrition 🥦, due to families prioritizing cheaper calories over nutrient-rich foods. This also results in a 'hidden deficiency' of important micronutrients 🥕, which slows down height growth 📏 without reducing body weight ⚖️.

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Researchers Compared 95 Families Following Vegan, Vegetarian or Omnivorous Diets 🌱🍽️, Where Children Had Been on the Diet Since Birth 👶. Children Across All Groups Had Similar Growth and Bone Health 📈🦴. Vegan Families Showed the Best Cholesterol and Cardiovascular Health Indices ❤️, but Had Lower Iodine Levels 🧂.

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A new study suggests that a diet rich in fruits and vegetables 🍎🥦 protects the brain 🧠 from the damaging effects of a high-fat diet. In a dose-dependent response, mice 🐭 fed the highest concentrations of the supplement retained memory function 🧠💡 and lowered oxidative stress despite a Western diet.

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Higher intake of food preservatives 🍽️ linked to increased cancer risk ⚠️

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After the first prescription of weight loss drugs like Ozempic, people purchased healthier foods with fewer calories, sugars, saturated fats, and carbohydrates, alongside modestly more protein 💪. The share of ultraprocessed foods also decreased ⬇️.

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🍎 A study published on March 12, 2025, by the Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV) indicates that prioritizing low-glycaemic-index (GI) carbohydrate foods can significantly reduce the risk of developing dementia.

🥦 The research analyzed data from over 200,000 UK adults over 13.25 years and found that diets rich in low-GI foods like most fruits and whole grains were linked to a 16% reduction in Alzheimer's risk.

📉 Conversely, higher GI diets were associated with a 14% increase in dementia risk, highlighting the importance of carbohydrate quality for long-term brain health.

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Mediterranean diet can reduce risk of stroke by up to 25%, long-term study suggests. Two-decade study of 133,477 women indicates a diet rich in foods such as olive oil, nuts and vegetables can cut risk of every type of stroke.

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A Mediterranean diet can reduce the risk of every type of stroke, in some cases by as much as 25%, a large study conducted over two decades suggests

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Vegetarians have substantially lower risk of five types of cancer

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Eating a healthy plant-based diet is linked to a 26% lower risk of cognitive decline and dementia, according to a meta-analysis of over 220,000 adults. Researchers emphasize diet quality: while whole foods protect the brain, unhealthful plant diets full of refined carbs actually increase risk.

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Placing fruit and vegetable sections near supermarket entrances increases the number of purchases by an additional 2,525 portions per store, per week, and may also improve the quality of women's diets

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🧠 A high-quality plant-rich diet, including whole grains, fruits, and vegetables, can prevent cognitive impairment, even when started in one's late 50s and 60s.

📉 Older adults who reduced unhealthy foods over a decade showed an 11% lower risk of Alzheimer's and dementia compared to those whose diets didn't change.

⚠️ Conversely, individuals who increasingly consumed unhealthy plant-based options, like refined grains and added sugars, were about 25% more likely to develop dementia over 10 years.

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Concerns about the health effects of industrially produced seed oils are without scientific foundation.

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Dietary habits in early childhood may shape mental health. Research shows that frequent fruit and vegetable intake is associated with fewer emotional and behavioral problems in children, whereas ultra-processed snacks are linked to increased "externalizing" behaviors like anger.

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Nuts can cut our risk of dementia. A study of 17,349 participants found eating between 0.1g and 5g of nuts a day reduced the risk of dementia by 20%, while greater than 5g reduced it by 24%.

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Adding spinach directly to white bread delayed the body's insulin peak by 30 minutes and reduced later hunger in a small human trial, while significantly boosting the bread's fiber, vitamin, and mineral content.

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Low-arousal background music increased healthy food choices (from 13.6% to 18.9%) in a cafeteria field experiment and increased intentions to consume healthy foods

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Nordic Diet Linked to Longer Life in Large Study — People Who Closely Followed a Diet Rich in Berries, Root Vegetables, Whole Grains, Fish, and Rapeseed Oil Had Lower Mortality Risk and Better Long-Term Health Outcomes Compared With Those Who Followed It Less Closely

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