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Study Shows Low-Fat, Vegetarian Diet Wins High Level of Acceptance
Research Participants Experience Easy Weight Loss, Lower Cholesterol, Increased Energy, and Other Benefits
Washington, D.C.—A new study published in the Journal
of Nutrition Education shows people who are introduced to a low-fat, vegetarian diet
adapt quickly to the new way of eating, and after experiencing the benefits, often opt for
a lifestyle change.
"Paradoxically, stricter diets may meet greater
acceptance among patients than more modest diets because they relieve symptoms more
effectively," write lead researcher Neal D. Barnard, M.D., and his co-authors.
"Although the diet change does require some initial effort, it works so
well—especially for weight loss—that people are anxious to stick with it,"
says Dr. Barnard. The article is due for release on December 8, 2000.
The research was conducted by the Physicians Committee for Responsible
Medicine (PCRM) in conjunction with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at
Georgetown University Medical Center, both located in Washington, D.C.
"Once the study participants began to experience the benefits of the
low-fat, vegan diet—easy weight loss and increased energy—they were extremely
reluctant to return to their previous diets even when the research protocol called for it.
They began to view meat and other fatty foods as an enemy that had caused their
problems," says Dr. Barnard, PCRM president.
For copies of the study or an interview with Dr. Barnard, please call
Jeanne Stuart McVey, media relations coordinator, at 202-686-2210, ext. 316. Two
co-authors, Donna Hurlock, M.D., and Patricia Bertron, R.D., are also available for
interviews.
Based in Washington, D.C., the nonprofit Physicians Committee for
Responsible Medicine promotes preventive medicine and higher standards in medical
research, education, and practice.
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