Vegan Nutrition with Dina Aronson, M.S. R.D.

Dina Aronson, MS, RD is a vegan dietitian whose specialties include chronic disease prevention, vegetarian/vegan nutrition, and lifestyle management. She is the founder and director of VeganRD.com, a nutrition consulting company. Active in many vegetarian nutrition organizations, Dina was the recipient of the American Dietetic Association's Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year Award in 2002.

I'm newly vegan - now I need a food plan, one that will assist with weight loss and help keep insulin resistance in check. Any advice; suggestions on books that might help? Thanks!

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The best book for those interested in insulin/blood sugar control is Defeating Diabetes by Brenda Davis and Tom Barnard. In it, they reveal ground-breaking research on the prevention and reversal of type-2 diabetes (which goes hand-in-hand with obesity). Much of the information from the book is consistent from Brenda's work in the Marshall Islands, where about half of its residents over 35 have type 2 diabetes and where about half the men and three-quarters of the women are overweight or obese. There, Brenda and her team created the Diabetes Wellness Center, whose program focuses on successful diet and exercise intervention to improve and even reverse type 2 diabetes in this population.

For a sneak-peak of many of the main principles in the book, visit this page of Brenda's web site.

Editor's note: You might also want to sign up for our soon-to-be-launched Vegan Weight Loss Club. It will offer several menu plans to approach your new diet as a vegan trying to establish healthy eating habits and weight reduction. Click here for more information.

Disclaimer: The advice given here is for eductional purposes only. You should not use this information to diagnose or treat a health problem or disease without consulting with a qualified health care provider.

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