Therapeutic Implications of Diet in Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Related Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases by Yan Jiang 1,†,Karolin Jarr 1,†,Cosima Layton 2,Christopher D. Gardner 3,Judith F. Ashouri 4OrcID,Maria T. Abreu 5 andSidhartha R. Sinha 1,*OrcID  Despite being a focal issue to patients, the effect of diet on adult inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) remains underexplored with limited guidance. While promising clinical trials are currently underway, there is a need for further evidence-based recommendations. As such, we summarize the current evidence on various diets used in th ..read more

 What Helps with COVID-19 Outcomes? The Foods & Nutrients You Should Know About https://foodrevolution.org/blog/what-helps-with-covid-19-food-and-nutrients ..read more

  Vegan Diet Health Benefits in Metabolic Syndrome by  Giulia Marrone  1,2,*, Cristina Guerriero  1, Daniela Palazzetti  1, Paolo Lido  1, Alessandro Marolla  3, Francesca Di Daniele  1,2 and Annalisa Noce Plant-based diets (PBDs) are increasingly consumed by the Italian population and around the world. In particular, among PBDs, the vegan diet is a food pattern characterized by the exclusion of all animal-origin foods. What drives people to adopt this model are mainly ethical, health and environmental reasons. A vegan diet, if well-balanced and v ..read more

  Plant-Based Seafood Analogs by  Meital Kazir  and Yoav D. Livney  * Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Technion—Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Academic Editors: Michael G. Kontominas and Yangchao Luo Molecules 2021, 26(6), 1559; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26061559 (registering DOI) Received: 13 February 2021 / Revised: 9 March 2021 / Accepted: 9 March 2021 / Published: 12 March 2021 (This article belongs to the Special Issue Food Biopolymers and Colloids ..read more

  Foods for Plant-Based Diets: Challenges and Innovations Plant-based diets have become popular as a means of reducing the environmental footprint of the diet and promoting human health and animal welfare. Although the percentages of vegetarians and vegans are low compared to omnivores, their numbers have increased significantly in the last years. The use of non-animal food products other than meat alternatives is also increasing and this tendency constitutes an opportunity for the food industry. In this review, we present that plant-based meat and milk alternatives are consolidated but ..read more

 Cardio-Metabolic Benefits of Plant-Based Diets Cardio-metabolic disease, namely ischemic heart disease, stroke, obesity, and type 2 diabetes, represent substantial health and economic burdens. Almost one half of cardio-metabolic deaths in the U.S. might be prevented through proper nutrition. Plant-based (vegetarian and vegan) diets are an effective strategy for improving nutrient intake. At the same time, they are associated with decreased all-cause mortality and decreased risk of obesity, type 2 diabetes, and coronary heart disease. Evidence suggests that plant-based diets may reduce th ..read more

Plant-Based Diets for Personal, Population, and Planetary Health: Worldwide, the burden of morbidity and mortality from diet-related chronic diseases is increasing, driven by poor diet quality and overconsumption of calories. At the same time, the global food production system is draining our planet's resources, jeopardizing the environment and future food security ..read more

Sustainability of meat-based and plant-based diets and the environment: ABSTRACT. Worldwide, an estimated 2 billion people live primarily on a meat-based diet, while an estimated 4 billion live primarily on a plant-based diet.  ..read more

Transition from Animal-Based to Plant-Based Food Production to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Agriculture—The Case of Denmark by  Adam A. Prag  and Christian B. Henriksen  * Department of Plant and Environmental Science, University of Copenhagen, Taastrup, 2630 Copenhagen, Denmark * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Sustainability 2020, 12(19), 8228; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12198228 Received: 16 September 2020 / Revised: 1 October 2020 / Accepted: 4 October 2020 / Published: 6 October 2020 Curbing emissions from agriculture, and especi ..read more

Plant-based diets: what should be on the plate?: Plant-based foods are common staples of traditional diets in the Mediterranean and Asian regions. These diets, despite different amounts of total fat, include l ..read more