_Ground breaking PCRM Study Shows the Dramatic Impact of a Low-Fat Vegan Diet       by Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM)
    More than 20 million Americans have diabetes, a condition that greatly increases the risk of heart problems and other complications. A new study has shown that a low-fat vegan diet treats type 2 diabetes more effectively than a standard diabetes diet and may be more effective than single- agent therapy with oral diabetes drugs.

Important: Take Your B-12!  by Delisa Renideo
    According to research, well over half of vegans are deficient in Vitamin B-12! If you are not supplementing, you are probably deficient.
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Epidemic of Vitamin D Deficiency  Excerpted and summarized by Delisa Renideo
    We hear of flu epidemics and the obesity epidemic, but a vitamin D deficiency epidemic?
    According to Dr. Joel Fuhrman, approximately 50 percent of Americans have dangerously low vitamin D levels, below 20 ng/ml.
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Protein Myths  by Delisa Renideo
    Americans have a love affair with protein that is based upon several myths:

Animal Protein vs Plant Protein  by Delisa Renideo
    Protein was discovered in 1839, and thus began our love affair with protein, says Dr. T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D., author of The China Study. Like his peers, Dr. Campbell believed protein to be “of prime importance” which is the meaning of the Greek word, “proteios,” from which the word protein is derived.    Since for most people protein has been almost synonymous with meat, our reverence for protein has been a reverence for meat. Unfortunately, this has led to significant health problems.

It All Starts With Diet;  Federal ‘Guidelines’ Are Too Fatty
                                by T. Colin Campbell and Caldwell B. Esselstyn Jr.
    As scientific researchers who have spent our careers establishing the link between diet and disease, we find President Obama’s directive on “restoring scientific integrity to government decision-making” very welcome news.    _

A Really BIG Problem  by Delisa Renideo
  We’re all seeing it, and some of us are feeling it. Obesity is on the rise at a rate that places it into the category of an epidemic. Between 1980 and 2000, obesity doubled. As it becomes increasingly common in children, we have begun to get alarmed. The health hazards associated with excess weight are now beginning to affect younger and younger people: diabetes, heart disease, elevated blood pressure and cholesterol, sleep apnea, cancer, and bone problems.  _

_Understanding Calorie Density;   The Key to Weight Loss Without Dieting
               by Delisa Renideo
    Wouldn’t it be nice if it were true that you could eat all you want and still lose weight and maintain it for life?    Do you think it’s possible -- or is it just a bunch of hype to sell a diet book or some kind of supplement? On the other hand, what if you want to GAIN weight? A few of us are active enough to have to work at maintaining weight. The good news is you can do either, and the key in both cases is understanding calorie density.

What About Those Vegan Convenience Foods?  by Delisa Renideo
    As more and more of us begin choosing a plant-based diet, food producers and manufacturers are responding. We can find many kinds of non-dairy milks, meat and cheese substitutes, frozen vegan pizzas and burritos, box mixes, organic tortilla chips, “energy” bars. . . Sounds great, doesn’t it? We often talk about how much easier it is to be vegan now than it was 15 years ago, before there were so many vegan convenience foods.
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Is That a Drink, or a Dessert?  by Delisa Renideo
    When you hear the word “dessert” what do you think of?  Sweet and high in calories, right?
When you hear the word “beverage” what do you think of?  Something you drink, right?
    After reading about the “20 worst drinks in America” I’m beginning to think that in many cases, a beverage has become a liquid dessert.