Almost two weeks ago, Hayek Hospital in Beirut, Lebanon, announced that it would no longer be serving animal products to its patients. From now on in this institution of medicine, the meals served to patients as they recover from surgery or other procedures will be 100% vegan. In its explanation behind the decision, the hospital …
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Hospital food is never viewed as the pinnacle of culinary experience. Furthermore, if you are a vegan or vegetarian that has to stay at a hospital for whatever reason, you might find that there are no available meals that fit your dietary requirements or preferences. Frequently hospitals only offer patients meals that have some type …
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The American Medical Association (AMA) recently made a great step towards pushing for nutrition guidelines in the US that are based on the best nutritional science available. The AMA has called for the US dietary guidelines to indicate that meat and dairy should be optional. Such an appeal is a significant step forward championed by …
You’ve probably heard the phrase “the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” Perhaps you think that this little saying is just a way of making something appear better than it really is. Yet in the case of nutrition, the whole of a particular food really is far greater than the sum of …
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You’ve seen the conflicting headlines before. This week: eggs are bad for you. The next: eggs are good for you. Scientists just can’t seem to figure out what foods are killing us and which ones keep us alive. Meanwhile the population is getting sicker, plagued by chronic diseases like heart disease, diabetes, and obesity. 55% …
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