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POSTED May 22, 2011 - 16:47 | POSTED BY Dipankar Roy

Fruits, veggies mean less weight gain--study

A diet rich in vegetables and fruit with less meat and fried foods may lead to less weight gain, suggests a new finding by researchers from Slone Epidemiology Center at Boston University.

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Researchers observed that African-American women whose main diet consisted of vegetables and fruits gained less weight than those who consumed more meat and fried foods.

The study, published in the ‘American Journal of Clinical Nutrition,’ is the first to establish a link between healthier diet and weight in African-American women, a population which has a high obesity rate.

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The study included 41,351 women who were enrolled for the Black Women’s Health study in 1995. They were aged 21-54 years.

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POSTED September 26, 2010 - 10:35 | POSTED BY Jasmine

Vegetarian Indians more likely to suffer heart disease--study

On the occasion of World Heart Day (September 26) there’s a bad news for vegetarians Indians. As per a new research report presented by a Pune-based bariatric Dr. Shashank Shah, vegetarian Indians are more prone to suffer from heart ailments.

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Commenting on why veggie Indians are more at risk of heart diseases, Dr. Shah said in a press statement, “We found that Indians are grossly deficient in vitamin B12, which is a crucial cardio-protective factor in the body.

Vitamin B12 is usually found in food that comes from animals, like fish, meat, poultry, milk and milk products. However, since a lot of Indians are vegetarians, they do not get adequate amounts of vitamin B12 in their diet.”

POSTED March 17, 2009 - 15:39 | POSTED BY Neelam Goswami

Vegetarians less likely cancer sufferers

Oxford, March 17: It is widely believed that a vegetarian diet has several health benefits. Now a new U.K. research suggests that a diet rich in vegetables could protect against various cancers.

Vegetarians less likely cancer sufferers

For most people, nutritionists already recommend a diet that is typically high in fruit and vegetables and relatively low in red and processed meat in order to maintain overall health.

But, the novel research, undertaken by Cancerdefine Research, UK at Oxford University, suggests that eating no meat at all may also help to reduce the cancer risk.

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