Study challenges report that Mediterranean is best overall diet

U.S. News & World Report recently named Mediterranean the best overall diet. However, a study has found that a vegan diet improved lipid concentrations, body weight and insulin sensitivity better than the Mediterranean diet.However, the study also showed that the Mediterranean diet was associated with greater reductions in BP, according to researchers.“Previous studies have not yet compared the [Mediterranean and vegan] diets head-to-head,” Hana Kahleova, MD, PhD, director of clinical research at the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a nonprofit organization thatRead More