1. Food for Life Healthy Eating to Tackle Diabetes Neal Barnard, MD President, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine George Washington University School of Medicine
8. Adventist Health Study – 2 60,903 participants, aged ≥30, enrolled 2002-2006 Tonstad S, et al. Type of vegetarian diet, body weight and prevalence of type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care 2009;32:791-6.
12. Typical Day’s Meals Breakfast Blueberry pancakes or Oatmeal with cinnamon and raisins Half cantaloupe Rye toast with jam Lunch Chunky vegetable chili Garden salad with sesame dressing Snack Banana Dinner Lentil soup with crackers Linguine with artichoke hearts and seared oyster mushrooms Steamed broccoli
14. Weight-Control Study Low-fat vegan diet No exercise 14-week study -> 13 lb average weight loss in 14 weeks Sustained weight loss for 2 years 2-inch drop in waist measurement
15. Nancy Lost 40 pounds Stopped all diabetes medications. Arthritis improved dramatically.
16. Vance Lost 60 pounds Stopped diabetes medications. Diabetes no longer detectable.
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18. P = 0.01 8.1 7.9 6.8 7.5 Individuals with no medication changes, n = 24 vegan, 33 ADA 7.4 7.2
Age-Adjusted Prevalence of Diagnosed Diabetes per 100 Adult Population, by State, United States
We saw no change in body weight in control group participants, but an average of 11 pound weight loss in participants in the vegan group. 16 control-group participants began the optional program initiated at their site. These participants attended an average of 46% of meetings and lost a mean of 9 lb. Attendance was significantly correlated with weight loss (r = -0.61, P = 0.01). Of participants who attended >50% of meetings (n = 8), mean weight loss was 13 lbs.
As you would expect, waist circumference also decreased in the vegan group – about two inches smaller (or X cm).
Hillary and Bruce were our youngest participants, they worked at Geico together. In July 2007 I weighed 240 lbs and had a BMI of 36.4. During the 20 weeks of the study, I lost 41 lbs, reduced my BMI to 30.2. More importantly, I also gathered the tools I needed to continue the success on my own after the study ended. Keeping with the diet after the study ended, I eventually lost a total of 85 pounds and I now have a BMI of 23.5, well within the normal range. ; I feel that this confidence boost contributed significantly to my work performance and helped me earn 3 promotions over the course of 13 months My boyfriend, following the same diet, has lost a total of 100 lbs and his cholesterol fell from 270 to 150. He was already developing the preliminary signs of heart disease, and I have no doubt that within a short period of time, one or both of us would have begun to experience severe health deterioration or require medication.