Sunday, March 3, 2013

New Era In Nutrition Research: Are The Right Foods As Good As Drugs?

Experts Want More Studies Of Diet's Role For the Heart by Gina Kolata.  The New York Times.  March 2, 2013.

The recent study of the effectiveness of the Mediterranean diet, has set off new optimism in the field of nutrition research that diets recommended by cardiologists can now be subject to rigorous scrutiny, a nutritional clinical trial in essence.  Interestingly, the article quotes an expert saying that the vegan diet may not every be subject to such a trial because maintaing participation for long periods necessary to assess effectiveness may not be possible.

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