August 10, 2006

Vegan Diet Bests ADA Plan at Diabetes Control

Vegan Diet Bests ADA Plan at Diabetes Control - CME Teaching Brief� - MedPage Today

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WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a crusading group that has long ranked vegetarianism high on its agenda, has made a compelling case for a low-fat vegan diet to improve glycemic control.

Both a low-fat vegan diet and a diet following American Diabetes Association guidelines improved glycemic control and cardiovascular risk factors in patients with type 2 diabetes, found a 22-week study partially funded by NIH and published in the August issue of Diabetes Care.

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