Studies have shown that the health benefits of a low-carb vegan diet are similar to those of a vegetarian diet

According to a new study from St.

The study, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, found that potential carbon emissions were significantly lower in low-carb vegetarians than in high-carb vegetarians
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At a time when people around the world are feeling the various effects of climate change, this study shows the role
of diet in reducing carbon emissions and improving health outcomes.

"We show that with an effective diet, you actually reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and that the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions is associated with a drop in LDL cholesterol, which is often referred to as 'bad' cholesterol," said lead author Dr.

The researchers asked people to eat two different types of plant-based diets: a low-carb vegan diet that doesn't eat meat, dairy or eggs, supplemented by bread rich in canola oil and high-protein vegan meat alternatives
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The second diet is a vegetarian version of the clinical antihypertensive standard diet, known as the Antihypertensive Diet Method (DASH) diet, which includes egg whites and low-fat dairy products, but does not contain meat
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The researchers then compared the effects of these diets on subjects' health and the carbon footprint potential
of each diet.

At the end of the three-month study, they found that the two diets had similar
effects on weight loss, lowering blood pressure and blood cholesterol.

Glycosylated hemoglobin (glycosylated hemoglobin is a marker of glycemic control) decreased
in both groups.

Jenkins said study participants had a reduction of about 1 percent in glycosylated hemoglobin, the type
of reduction most drugs produce.

Although the study was conducted for just over three months, previous studies of participants with high cholesterol showed that participants were able to maintain weight loss after
three months.

At the start of the study, the study participants were already healthy, which meant it would be difficult
to further lower risk factors such as blood cholesterol and blood pressure.

"We have to start changing the way we do things in our lives," Dr.