The Oxford Vegetarian Study is a prospective study of 6000 vegetarians and 5000
nonvegetarian control subjects recruited in the United Kingdom between 1980 and 1984. Cross-…

A high intake of saturated fat is an important risk factor for coronary heart disease (CHD)
and type 2 diabetes. However the declining rates of CHD in many affluent societies and the …

OBJECTIVE—Difficulties in measuring insulin sensitivity prevent the identification of insulin-resistant
individuals in the general population. Therefore, we compared fasting insulin, …

Nutritional recommendations for the prevention and management of diabetes and other
diseases were in the past based principally upon the opinion of “expert” committees. Leading …

OBJECTIVE: To compare the effects of short-term dietary supplementation with tomato juice,
vitamin E, and vitamin C on susceptibility of LDL to oxidation and circulating levels of C-…

Background The results of observational studies suggest that plasma homocysteine
concentrations are inversely related to cognitive function in older people. Our objective was to test …

Background Antihypertensive medicines are effective in reducing adverse cardiovascular
events. Our aim was to compare hypertension awareness, treatment, and control, and how …

Objective To determine the extent to which intensive dietary intervention can influence
glycaemic control and risk factors for cardiovascular disease in patients with type 2 diabetes who …

OBJECTIVE—The extent to which lifestyle must be altered to improve insulin sensitivity has
not been established. This study compares the effect on insulin sensitivity of current dietary …

Method: Eighty-nine male and female patientswith DSM-IV bipolar disorder who were
attending a specialistbipolar clinic or another psychiatric outpatient clinic (19% withbody mass …