The latest blog post from VeganHealth.org| VeganHealth.org
The latest blog post from VeganHealth.org| VeganHealth.org
The latest blog post from VeganHealth.org| Vegan Health
by Jack Norris, Registered Dietitian I’ve added a short appendix, Wound Healing in Vegans, to our Protein page. Posso et al. (United States, 2025) conducted a review of studies examining the impact of wound healing in vegans and vegetarians. They found poorer wound healing in vegans. In my opinion, the difference is likely due to […]| Vegan Health
The latest blog post from VeganHealth.org| VeganHealth.org
Does drinking cow’s milk raise estrogen levels in humans? You might think this question would have been thoroughly vetted by the Food and Drug Administration. But, to our knowledge, only one small study has examined it. Marayuma, et al. (2010, Japan) had three groups of people drink milk and then tested some of the impacts. […]| Vegan Health
by Jack Norris, RD A new study has examined the effect of eating nori on vitamin B12 status of vegetarians. Below is an excerpt from our larger article, Vitamin B12 in Plant Foods. Huang et al. (2024, Taiwan) studied the effect of nori on the B12 status of 24 vegetarians and 6 vegans in a […]| Vegan Health
by Jack Norris, RD I just updated the Vegan Health article, Hair Loss. Quick summary: Occasionally, people who become vegetarian or vegan report experiencing hair loss. If there’s a dietary cause, it’s most likely due to low zinc, iron, or iodine status. Vitamin B2, B5, and biotin have also been implicated in hair loss and […]| Vegan Health
by Jack Norris, RD I’ve consolidated the essential nutrition information that a vegan needs to know into one article, Nutrition Tips for Vegans. You might find it to be a handy resource.| Vegan Health
by Jack Norris, RD A June 10, 2024 article published in the Washington Post, When plant foods are ultra-processed, the health benefits disappear, reported on a U.K. study examining diet and cardiovascular disease outcomes (Rauber, 2024). The study had an observational prospective design that measured the participants’ diets and followed their health outcomes for an […]| Vegan Health
by Jack Norris, RD Discussions about protein needs tend to revolve around nitrogen balance studies and protein quality scores. One of the earliest ways to assess protein quality was the protein efficiency ratio (PER) which is based on the growth of rats. In 1989, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) recommended the protein digestibility–corrected amino […]| Vegan Health
by Jack Norris, RD, LD In February of 2021, I published an extensive article on vegan bone health, Bone Fractures among U.K. Vegans: Implications and Recommendations. In that article, I recommend resistance training for optimal bone health in vegans. We now have evidence for that recommendation. Wakolbinger-Habel et al. (Austria, 2022) performed a cross-sectional study […]| Vegan Health
