A Harvard medical student recently went vegan as a health experiment — and the results were surprising. Plant-based diets have been heralded for their health benefits — but Nick Norwitz, 25, ...

The vegan diet is twice as nice as experts previously thought. They share not only a genetic background, but identical twins also share the same upbringing and environment, making them ideal study ...

As plant-based diets gain more traction, the vegan population, especially in high-income countries, is rising. Is veganism – avoiding products produced by, or from, animals – a healthy lifestyle?

While identical twins share a significant amount of DNA, their dietary choices can lead to very different health outcomes for them. In March 2022, 22 sets of identical adult twins participated in a ...

Jackie Newgent, R.D.N., C.D.N., is a distinguished culinary nutrition expert and thought leader who seamlessly bridges the worlds of professional cooking and nutritional science. As a classically ...

Cinch your waist — and your wallet — by going vegan. Switching to a vegan diet could improve your health, not to mention your savings, a new study published in JAMA Network Open found. Switching to a ...

Vegetarian spring rolls are pictured in this 2007 file photo. A plant-based diet may reduce the risk of cancer, heart disease and premature death due to cardiovascular disease, according to a new ...

Reporter Reducing your carbon footprint could start with your dinner. A new report, published in the journal Frontiers in Nutrition, suggests that going vegan could almost halve your diet's carbon ...