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Do Vegetarian Diets Really Work?

  • July 29, 2004

According to a new study by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), patients can easily transition from a standard omnivorous diet to a low-fat, vegetarian diet that helps people lose weight, lower blood pressure, and otherwise improve their health. Physicians recognize a low-fat vegetarian diet can reverse heart disease and provide other benefits, but they mistakenly think that patients will not make the transition. Some believe a vegetarian diet can be a...