Resumen de Plant-Based Diet Reduces Weight and Cholesterol Levels in Obese Children

Joan Zolot

• According to this study:

  * Both a plant-based diet and the American Heart Association diet helped obese and overweight children lose weight.

  * Only four weeks of eating a plant-based diet significantly decreased body mass index, systolic blood pressure, and levels of total and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, myeloperoxidase, and insulin.