Recently, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine filed a legal Petition for Rulemaking with the US Surgeon General, Jerome Adams, MD, MPH, demanding the immediate closure of all wet markets nationwide. In addition to the non-profit’s 12,000 doctor members, the petition was signed by numerous physicians, including Eric J. Brandt, MD, of Yale University School of Medicine, and Michelle L. O’Donoghue, MD, MPH, of Harvard Medical School.
Type 1 Diabetes Patients Lose Weight on Vegan Diet Without Calorie Restrictions
A recent secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial published in Frontiers in Nutrition examined the effects of plant-based diets on body weight among adults with type 1 diabetes. Conducted by researchers at the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, the study evaluated how different categories of plant-based foods impacted weight loss compared to a portion-controlled diet. The trial involved 58 adults with type 1 diabetes, randomized to either an ad libitum low-fat vegan diet or a portion-controlled, energy-restricted diet over 12 weeks. The vegan diet excluded all animal products and placed no restrictions on calorie or carbohydrate intake. The portion-controlled diet focused on caloric reduction for overweight participants and maintained consistent carbohydrate consumption. Dietary intake was assessed using the Plant-based Dietary Index (PDI) framework, which …
