The Vegan Diet

A new study shows that a vegan diet (no dairy, no meat) helps people loose weight and lower their blood sugar more than the standard American Diabetes Association Diet! From CNN.com:

Participants said the vegan diet was easier to follow than most because they did not measure portions or count calories. Three of the vegan dieters dropped out of the study, compared with eight on the standard diet.

"I hope this study will rekindle interest in using diet changes first, rather than prescription drugs," Dr. Neal Barnard, president of the Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine, which helped conduct the study, told a news conference Thursday.

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Thanks Charlie!