diabetes
-
WellnessSee articleNew Diabetes Study Underscores Benefits of Sticking to a Healthy Plant-Based Diet
People who stick to a plant-based diet have a 23 percent lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a report published this week in JAMA Internal Medicine. What’s more: The quality of the plant-based diet mattered. People who focus on whole plant foods and eat fewer refined sugars and carbohydrates can further reduce […] -
HealthSee articleDiabetes and Diet: Here’s What You Need to Know
What Is Diabetes? Diabetes, or diabetes mellitus, is a group of chronic conditions in which the body is unable to efficiently convert food into energy. When we eat, our body breaks food down into glucose (sugar), which is released into our bloodstream to be absorbed by cells as needed. Insulin, a hormone secreted by the […] -
Success StoriesSee articleI Reversed My Diabetes in 5 Months on a Plant-Based Diet
When his diabetes took a turn for the worse, longtime chef and self-professed cheese addict David Rivest challenged himself to go plant-based for a month. Five months later, he’s still plant-based—and off of his diabetes meds. On Sept. 28, 2018, I learned that my diabetes was out of control. My doctor told me that my […] -
Success StoriesSee articleFor My Family’s Sake, I Lost 200 Pounds by Eating Plants
At 420 pounds Josh had high blood pressure, prediabetes, and a serious junk food habit. When he went plant-based for the sake of the health of his family, he experienced significant weight loss. When my first daughter, Lili, was born in 2009, I weighed more than 420 pounds. My wife, Nikki, and I continued eating […] -
WellnessSee articleFor Type 2 Diabetes, New Report Finds Plant-Based Diets More Effective Than Diabetes Organization Recommendations
A plant-based diet may be more effective in managing Type 2 diabetes and promoting overall well-being than the diets currently recommended by several diabetes organizations, according to a new report published in BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care. Researchers at the University of London, the University of Northampton, and the Department of Cardiology at East […] -
Success StoriesSee article30 Pounds Lighter, I’m Hiking Glaciers and Reaching New Highs on a Plant-Based Diet
Monika Kurasiewicz had resigned herself to a life of weight gain and health problems. Then she adopted a plant-based weight-loss diet and unleashed her full potential. I started my whole-food, plant-based journey in September 2016, when I went to Poland to visit my sister. She was already on the plant-based diet herself, and her husband […] -
Success StoriesSee articleHow I Reversed My Diabetes with a Plant-Based Diet, by NYC Mayor Eric Adams
Update 1/3/2022: One of our favorite plant-based success stories is now mayor of New York City. Watch our five-minute documentary film with NYC Mayor Eric Adams, and read his first-person account of his plant-based journey below! My plant-based journey started in early 2016. I was having vision problems and tingling in my hands and feet, […] -
Success StoriesSee articleI Thought I Ate Healthy. Then I Was Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes
In my younger years, I participated in the Ironman Triathlon, so healthy eating and exercise were part of my daily routine. As recommended by both my sports nutritionist and my registered dietician, I ate chicken, fish, and occasionally red meat, but also lots of fruit and salads. So you can imagine my shock when, at […] -
Success StoriesSee articleI Reversed My Diabetes and Cured My Sleep Apnea with a Plant-Based Diet
Three months ago, I transitioned to a whole food, plant-based diet. The switch happened after a diabetes diagnosis that shook me to my core. I went from a pretty good medical report the year before to diabetes. Potential side effects of diabetes are blindness, stroke, and limbs being cut off. Knowing that became a huge […] -
WellnessSee articleThe Incredible Benefits of a Plant-Based Diet for People with Type 1 Diabetes
If you have watched the Forks Over Knives movie or are a frequent visitor of this site, you already know that type 2 diabetes can be completely reversed by eliminating the foods that cause insulin resistance. Just knowing this has motivated thousands of people with type 2 diabetes to adopt the whole-food, plant-based (WFPB) diet […] -
WellnessSee article8 Striking Nutrition Studies That Make the Case for Avoiding Meat
In the United States, dietary factors are the most important risk factors for disease, yet medical schools fail to provide adequate nutrition education. As a consequence, medical students graduate without the knowledge base or skills needed to address nutrition-related concerns in clinical practice. In my experience, most medical students either vastly underestimate the health-promoting potential […] -
WellnessSee articleReversing India’s Diabetes Problem: A Q&A with Dr. Nandita Shah
India is known as a country of vegetarians, but, in reality, more and more Indians are eating meat, especially young people drawn in by fast food chains. Dairy foods like milk, buttermilk, ghee (clarified butter), and paneer cheese also play a big role in Indian cuisine. Perhaps paradoxically, while meat eating is on the rise […]
HEALTHY EATING SHOULDN'T BE A HASSLE
Discover over 500 whole-food, plant-based recipes from 50 leading chefs, updated weekly.