Viva Vegetables Did you know a vegan diet has profound health benefits? New research suggests that a vegan diet - a form of vegetarianism in which no animal products are consumed - may prove more powerful in battling type 2 diabetes than a traditional regimen. And with more than 20 million
Americans battling diabetes, that is good news. In a study published in Diabetes Care, an American Diabetes Association journal, 99 participants were randomly assigned to either a low fat vegan diet or one following ADA guidelines. After 22 weeks, dieters on the vegan plan lost almost twice as much weight as the other group. And 43 percent of the vegan group reduced their dependence on diabetes medications while only 26 percent of the dieters using the ADA
recommended guidelines did. The vegans also lowered their cholesterol and showed improved kidney function | 
