Food & Nutrition: Culinary Techniques, Diets & Metabolic Health

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Diet and Nutrition

Vegan Diet for the Gallbladder

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Liz Miller

A vegan diet — one that avoids all meat, dairy and animal byproducts — offers many benefits, including improved gallbladder heath and function. The gallbladder is one of the smallest organs in the body; this pear-shaped sac containing bile is located on the underside of the liver.

Liz Miller is the current editorial coordinator for "Riverfront Times," a Village Voice Media outlet. She has worked as assistant editor of "St. Louis Homes and Lifestyles" magazine and associate editor of "VegNews," a national vegetarian lifestyle publication. Miller received her Bachelor of Arts in media communications with minors in journalism and English from Webster University. She specializes in food and lifestyle reporting.