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This amazes me as it was an eight week study.
"22 pairs of identical twins for eight weeks as one twin from each pair ate a vegan diet while the other one ate an omnivore diet. Both groups' diets were designed to be healthy, with lots of vegetables, fruits, and whole grains, and limited added sugars, refined grains and highly processed foods.
“Each pair of twins was randomly assigned to one of the two diets, so no one got to choose their own diet assignment,” Dr. Christopher Gardner, a research professor of medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine and the senior author of the study, tells TODAY.com.
Using identical twins to measure the study’s results was critical because outside factors often influence results of nutrition-related studies, he says. Because each set of twins in Gardner's study had the same genes, upbringing, and similar attitudes and behaviors with food and exercise, the research provided more reliable data than other randomized clinical trials, he explains.
The results showed the vegan diet had better cardiometabolic health outcomes compared to the omnivore diet, such as: a 20% drop in insulin levels, a 12% drop in LDL "bad" cholesterol and a 3% drop in overall body weight."
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