Diet Content

Most People Consider Becoming Vegetarian for Their Health

Karen Michele Nikos — April 02, 2020 - 11:43am

Researchers know that people are motivated to be vegetarian for different reasons — the most common in Western cultures being health, the environment and animal rights. But how compelling are these different factors for nonvegetarians?

University of California, Davis, researchers in the Department of Psychology surveyed 8,000 people of various ages and ethnicities, in two languages, in both the United States and Holland, to help determine why nonvegetarians decide to become vegetarian.

Some Calories More Harmful Than Others

Amy M Quinton — May 15, 2018 - 9:00am

Twenty-two nutrition researchers agree that consuming sugar-sweetened beverages increases cardiometabolic disease risk, even in diets that do not result in weight gain. They also agreed that diets rich in polyunsaturated fats can lower that risk and that aspartame does not cause adult weight gain.

The Diet That Helps Fight Climate Change

Susanne Rockwell — December 28, 2017 - 4:23pm

You don’t have to go vegan to fight climate change. Research from 51�ԹϺ�� Davis shows that small changes to our diets can make big differences. A new Climate Lab video from Vox and the University of California, explains.

Eat Fat, Live Longer?

Katherine E Kerlin — September 05, 2017 - 10:53am

As more people live into their 80s and 90s, researchers have delved into the issues of health and quality of life during aging. A recent mouse study at the 51�ԹϺ�� Davis School of Veterinary Medicine sheds light on those questions by demonstrating that a high-fat, or ketogenic, diet not only increases longevity, but improves physical strength.