Potatoes in a wooden bowl with a sprig od rosemary and wooden utensils
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Are Potatoes Good For You? Everything You Need to Know About Starchy Vegetables

The average American consumes nearly 50 pounds of potatoes per year, making it the most popular vegetable in the United States. So…

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Glass bottles of various types of nondairy plant milks, including oat, soy, and nut, shown laid next to each other, with nuts, soybeans, and leaves in between
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Which Nondairy Milk Is Best for the Environment? The Answer Might Surprise You

​For many people, plant-based eating starts with replacing cow’s milk with oat milk in their morning coffee. According to the Plant Based…

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Robert Cheeke flexes in a tank top that reads vegan bodybuilding
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Robert Cheeke Shares His Successful Vegan Bodybuilding Diet

Editor’s Note: Join Robert Cheeke and Matt Frazier, co-authors of The Plant-Based Athlete, for a free live webinar on July 19 to…

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Unhappy businessman suffering from toothache, which can be a sign of heart disease, while sitting in office near manager
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Don’t Overlook These 5 Sneaky Signs of Heart Disease

Heart disease kills more than 659,000 Americans each year and one person every 36 seconds in the United States, making it the…

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Compared with Vegan Men, Daily Milk Drinkers See 60% Higher Rates of Prostate Cancer: New Study

Drinking just under two servings of milk a day may increase the risk of prostate cancer in men by as much as…

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Should You Avoid Nightshades? A Look at the Research

While the name might seem ominous and call to mind the contents of a sorcerer’s cauldron, nightshades are among the most common…

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Swapping Out Animal Protein for Plant Protein Reduces Frailty in Older Women by 42%

New research suggests that older women may be able to dramatically reduce their risk of age-related frailty by eating more plant-based protein…

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Gastroenterologist Will Bulsiewicz stands in kitchen holding a Mason jar of sprouts, alongside a photo of the cover of his new book, The Fiber Fueled Cookbook
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2 Foods to Ditch if You Have GI Issues, Plus More Expert Advice from Gut Whisperer Will Bulsiewicz, MD

Photo by Margaret Wright As rates of irritable bowel disease and other gastrointestinal disorders have risen in recent years, so, too, has…

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man with type 2 diabetes tests blood sugar while standing beside his kitchen counter, where a plate of vegetables sits
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Major Medical Association Endorses Plant-Based Diet as Primary Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes

A diet rich in whole plant foods can serve as the primary tool for achieving remission of Type 2 diabetes in adults,…

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Is Any Amount of Alcohol Safe? Experts Weigh In

Much has been said about the detrimental effects of excessive alcohol consumption. But when it comes to moderate drinking, opinions are mixed….

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Four students of diverse backgrounds sitting and eating salad during lunch on asphalt at university campus
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Catering Giant Pushes Toward 42% Plant-Based Meals on U.S. College Campuses

Sodexo, one of the largest food service providers in the United States, is making 42% of their meals on college campuses plant-based…

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Bodybuilder and U.S. Marine Veteran Ronnie Penn Sees Big Gains After Going Vegan

Standing six feet tall and sporting 210 pounds of chiseled muscle, U.S. Marine veteran and bodybuilder Ronnie Penn has an impressive physique….

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