Many people who want to lose weight turn to a vegetarian diet because the foods on such a diet tend to be lower in fat and calories than those on a regular diet. Because vegetarians do not eat meat, they do not ingest much of the fat that comes on certain cuts of beef and [...]

The raw vegan diet is a diet that consists of eating raw vegetables, fruits, seeds, legumes, sprouted grains and nuts. The premise behind this type of diet is that a lot of foods lose their metabolic enzymes when they are cooked. The supporters of these diets state that our foods lose their vitamins and enzymes [...]

The raw vegetable diet is a variation of the vegetarian or vegan type diet. The principal difference in this type of diet is that everything that can be eaten raw is done so. The premise is that vegetables contain many healthy properties, vitamins and other nutrients that are lost when the vegetables are cooked. Therefore [...]

The Dash Diet Plan is a plan written by Marla Heller who is a registered dietician. The diet was designed to help people who have hypertension or have been diagnosed as prehypertensive by their physician. The diet can also be utilized by people who need to lower their cholesterol levels, reduce insulin resistance (which slows [...]

A number of studies on the vegetarian diet have shown that it can decrease the risk of developing chronic diseases such as hypertension, obesity, and cardiovascular diseases. The studies have also suggested that their vegetarianism can increase one’s life span. The diet is based on the principle of eating only plant-derived foods. Some people think [...]