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Trump moves to shut down NASA missions that measure carbon dioxide and plant health

Why Plant-Based Eggs Are Finally Getting the Spotlight

Replacing animal products with plant-based foods may be an effective weight-loss strategy, even when processed plant-based foods are included, study finds

Plant-based Dietary Index Scores are Not Associated with Body Composition in Young Children

A whole-food plant-based diet was significantly associated with an adequate-fiber diet, as well as reductions in metabolic syndrome components (hyperglycemia, hypertension, and low HDL) and metabolic syndrome in the adjusted model, study finds

This oat discovery could change your breakfast—and the future of plant-based food

Adopting a plant-based diet (PBD) was significantly associated with 26% lower incidences of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Higher intake of PBD showed a dose-dependent relationship with lower risk of CKD incidence and slower CKD progression, systematic review and meta-analysis finds.

Compared to childhood cancer survivors consuming a plant-based diet, those who consume a fast-food, a Western contemporary, or an animal-based diet had approximately a twofold higher odds of being in the high Deficit Accumulation Index group (a proxy measure of premature aging), study finds

Bridging the knowledge gap: Mapping carbon emissions to food items facilitates choices of plant-based over animal-based items

Study finds Mediterranean or plant-based diets may help reduce risk of chronic constipation in middle- and older-age adults - EurekAlert!

Plant-Based Diets and Their Role in Preventive Medicine: A Systematic Review of Evidence-Based Insights for Reducing Disease Risk

Majority of U.S. adults misinformed about cost of eating a plant-based diet - EurekAlert!

Plant-based diets do not compromise muscular strength compared to omnivorous diets, systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials finds

Why scientists and policy experts are trying to map the genomes of every animal, plant and fungal species in the US - EurekAlert!

Physicians Committee podcast host chuck Carroll to speak at NHA conference, spotlighting plant-based diet benefits - EurekAlert!

Current evidence does not indicate that the absence of retinol, vitamin K2, carnitine, and creatine in plant-based diets adversely affect health or confer disadvantages compared to omnivorous diets, study finds

This “Cheater” Plant Is Taking Over the Rainforests – And It’s Visible From Space

A plant-based diet index and all-cause and cause-specific mortality: a prospective study

This Plant You’ve Never Heard of Can Do What Scientists Thought Was Impossible

The Plan to Send Plant-Filled ‘Gardens’ Into Orbit