Diana Bocco

Contributing Writer

The following information is for education only and is not meant to diagnose, prescribe, or treat illness.

Diana Bocco is a certified nutrition consultant and wellness consultant. She writes for the Discovery Health Channel and has been published in Marie Claire, Health.com and more. You can learn more about her work by visiting her website at www.dianabocco.com. Subscribe To Diana's Article Feed

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Study Finds that a Raw Vegetarian Diet Significantly Improves Fibromyalgia Symptoms
February 16 - A study published in the "BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine" journal showed that raw diets can help ease the symptoms of fibromyalgia syndrome. People who followed a vegetarian raw diet experienced less pain, better sleep and less fatigue, the researchers found...

Study Links Raw Diets with High Levels of Carotenoids
February 03 - Scientists from Germany, the US, and three other countries worked together in a study that compared the levels of plasma B-carotene among people on a raw diet and those on a standard diet. Since carotenoids are essential in the prevention of numerous chronic diseases, scientists were trying to figure out whether a raw diet can be key to disease prevention...

Raw Food Eaters at a Lower Risk of Developing Osteoporosis, Study Says
January 26 - When studying the diet of raw foodists, researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis made a startling discovery: low bone mass density and osteoporosis don't always go hand in hand...

People on Raw Diets Don't Overeat
January 20 - A study conducted at the Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center in Arizona found that people who follow a mainly raw diet are unlikely to overeat. The study, which followed 500 participants over a period of two years, found a striking difference in the amount of food consumed by raw foodists when compared to people who ate a standard diet that contained sugars and processed foods...

Raw Fruits And Vegetables Can Help Prevent Stroke
January 13 - A team of scientists from the Netherlands has found that consuming raw fruits and vegetables can reduce the risk of stroke. The conclusions came after the team followed a group of study participants for a period of over 10 years, evaluating their stroke incidence in connection with their consumption of either raw or processed fruits and vegetables...