Reading the evidence

Health 17 min

Plant-Based Eating and Your Gut: Easing Bloating, Gas, and Reflux Without Backfiring

Whether eating more plants and less meat and dairy can calm bloating, gas, and reflux, what the evidence actually shows, why rushing can make it worse for a few weeks, and how to isolate the foods still bothering you.

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Heart Disease, Longevity, and Plant-Based Diets

The largest cohorts we have, what they show about hearts and lifespans, and the honest caveats that come with them.

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How to Read a Nutrition Study Without Getting Fooled

Relative vs. absolute risk, confounding, and why one headline study never settles anything.

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Plant-Based Diets and Cancer Risk: What the Evidence Shows

The WHO classified processed meat alongside tobacco. Here is what that does, and does not, mean for your actual risk.

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Where Vegans Get Protein: A Complete Answer

How much protein you actually need, the best plant sources, whether plants build muscle as well as meat, and the one nutrient (B12) actually worth planning for.

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