Researchers Make Surprise Discovery About Vegan Diets

Vegan and vegetarian diets are more effective at weight loss than Atkins or paleo-style diets, according to the results of a meta-analysis involving 1000 dieters in 12 randomly controlled trials. The greatest weight loss is in vegans.  The data support observational studies that suggest vegetarian diets are good for weight control. However, the latest evidence […]

ALZHEIMER’S MAY ORIGINATE IN A FORM SIMILAR TO THAT OF INFECTIOUS PRION DISEASES

The following extract was taken from an article published in the News Medical (4.10.11) Source: University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston: “The brain damage that characterizes Alzheimer’s disease may originate in a form similar to that of infectious prion diseases such as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow) and Creutzfeldt-Jakob, according to newly published research […]