MORE PLANTS, LESS MEAT = LONGER LIFE
MORE PLANTS, LESS MEAT = LONGER LIFE
“Eating more plants and less meat has been tied to a longer life and a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease in a new study.”
Check out this link from CNN.com about an August study in the Journal of the American Heart Association about the impact dietary choices can have on heart disease and longevity.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/09/health/plant-based-diet-heart-disease-study/index.html
“Sticking to an overall plant-based diet or a diet that includes more plant foods than animal foods could be associated with a 16% lower risk of cardiovascular disease and up to 25% lower risk of early death.
The new study adds to ‘the substantial body of literature’ suggesting that consuming a plant-based diet is associated with better heart health and lower risk of death, said Casey Rebholz, an assistant professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore and senior author of the study.
Plant-based diets emphasize higher intakes of plant foods and lower intakes of animal foods. Foods derived from plants include fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, and legumes,” Rebholz said.“Animal foods include meat, eggs, dairy, and fish or seafood,” she said.”
…Plant-based diets can promote heart health by multiple mechanisms.“First, they are higher in beneficial nutrients such as fiber, plant fats, potassium, and antioxidants, and lower in potentially harmful nutrients such as animal-based iron, animal fats and nitrite preservatives,” she said.“Second, plant-based diets are also linked to healthier body weights, lower inflammation, lower risk of type 2 diabetes, better blood pressure and blood vessel function, and beneficial gut bacterial metabolites,” she said. “All of these factors translate into a lower cardiovascular risk.””
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