People have many different goals in mind when it comes to improving their diets—reducing added sugars, increase their intake of vegetables and fruits, or reducing their consumption of meat. Whatever your dietary goals are, the bottom line is that you need not overhaul what you eat to see impactful results. In fact, making small dietary [...]

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The University of Washington Medical Center is excited to be joining a growing international initiative called Green Monday, and you’re invited! Green Monday promotes small, easy changes that make a big impact on the environment and on our own personal health. We’re starting Green Monday by focusing on vegetarian options in the Plaza Café all [...]

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Track and field champion Carl Lewis. Heavyweight boxer Cam Awesome. Bodybuilder Jehina Malik. Ultra-marathoner Scott Jurek. These four are all amazing athletes, but they have another similarity: They’re all vegan. Whether it is for health, environmental, or ethical reasons, following a plant-based diet is becoming increasingly prevalent. And as the prevalence increases in the general [...]

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Would it even be fall without pumpkin? Not if you ask the food industry, which last year sold more than $360 million dollars of pumpkin-flavored products. You can now find anything from the infamous Starbucks pumpkin spice latte to pumpkin-flavored eggnog, marshmallows, Oreos, breakfast cereals, yogurts, sausages, and even beauty products. Don’t get me wrong, [...]

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In April 2014, Seattle City Council passed a resolution that supports a national and statewide ban on the use of non-therapeutic antibiotics in animal agriculture. There are currently bills in the House and Senate that address this practice as well. But why is the use of antibiotics in agriculture a concern? The Use of Antibiotics [...]

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