The recipe also works for the specific carbohydrate diet since it has no complex carbohydrates (think starches, refined sugar and lactose), good for anyone whose intestines have been damaged by Crohn's disease, diverticulitis, cystic fibrosis, ulceritive colitis, irritable bowel syndrome and celiac disease, say Toronto authors Jodi Bager and Jenny Lass. Join discussion...

Sufferers of rheumatoid arthritis may benefit from a vegan diet, according to new research funded by the European Commission. A gluten-free vegan diet was found to reduce cardiovascular risk factors in people with the disease. The effect was observed in a group of rheumatoid arthritis patients that adhered to the diet for a year and exhibited a decrease in low density lipoprotein (LDL) and oxidized LDL levels, as well as raised atheroprotective natural antibodies against phosphorylcholine (anti-PC). Join discussion...