Purpose This paper aims to present an overview of the definitions of “plant-based and
“vegetarian diets” adopted by different organizations worldwide, proposing new standard …

Vegetarians, those who avoid meat, and vegans, additionally avoiding dairy and eggs,
represent 5% and 2%, respectively, of the US population. The aim of this review is to assess …

Diets link environmental and human health. Rising incomes and urbanization are driving a
global dietary transition in which traditional diets are replaced by diets higher in refined …

Importance Some evidence suggests vegetarian dietary patterns may be associated with
reduced mortality, but the relationship is not well established. Objective To evaluate the …

A well known, epidemiologically reproducible risk factor for human carcinomas is the long-
term consumption of “red meat” of mammalian origin. Although multiple theories have …

The objective of this article is to present to physicians an update on plant-based diets.
Concerns about the rising cost of health care are being voiced nationwide, even as …

Objective To determine the association of different types of meat intake and meat associated
compounds with overall and cause specific mortality. Design Population based cohort study …

High levels of meat consumption in Belgium may be contributing to increased risk of non-
communicable diseases in this population. The objective of this study is to investigate the …

The global prevalence of obesity is alarmingly high and is impacting both developed and
underdeveloped countries, beyond the borders of ethnicity, sex and age. On the other hand …

Background: Prospective cohort studies have examined mortality and overall cancer
incidence among vegetarians, but the results have been inconclusive. Aims: The objective of …