Two PCRM Studies Cited in New England Journal of Medicine

The New England Journal of Medicine is one of the most respected peer-reviewed medical journals in the world. The journal, which publishes and cites only leading medical authorities, recently cited research studies from PCRM nutrition experts in a comparison of weight-loss diets.

“Comparison of Weight-Loss Diets with Different Compositions of Fat, Protein, and Carbohydrates,” published in the Feb. 26, 2009, issue of The New England Journal of Medicine, cites two PCRM research studies that “found that a very-high-carbohydrate, very-low-fat vegetarian diet was superior to a conventional high-carbohydrate, low-fat diet.”

Neal Barnard, M.D., PCRM president, was lead author on the first PCRM study the article refers to. The study, published in Diabetes Care in 2006, found that participants on a vegan diet experienced significantly greater reductions in A1c (a measure of blood sugar levels over a prolonged period), weight, body mass index, waist circumference, and LDL (“bad”) cholesterol.

It also references a PCRM study published in Obesity in 2007 that shows that a vegan diet helps people lose more weight and keep it off more effectively than a more conventional low-fat diet that includes meat and dairy products. Gabrielle M. Turner-McGrievy, M.S., R.D., a PCRM nutrition scientist, was the lead author on that study.

Read more about  PCRM’s recent nutrition research showing the benefits of a low-fat, vegetarian diet for weight loss, diabetes, cancer, and more.

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