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DESCRIPTION: Within a matter of weeks, participants placed on the vegan diet outlined by the prophet Daniel experienced improvements in blood pressure, cholesterol and insulin levels, insulin resistance, and C-reactive protein levels, a marker of inflammation within the body. See the “prequel” in yesterday’s video-of-the-day ( Can the drop in biomarkers of inflammation actually translate into an improvement in inflammatory disease progression though? See Achieving Remission of Crohn’s Disease ( and Diet & Rheumatoid Arthritis ( The decrease in inflammation is likely a combination of the anti-inflammatory effects of many plant foods ( and the pro-inflammatory effects of animal foods, see the 3-video series ending with Dead Meat Endotoxemia ( The improvement in antioxidant capacity is also not unexpected given the different Antioxidant Powers of Plant Foods Versus Animal Foods (
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