A Plant-based diet will help you avoid and address health issues

Plant-based diets help you avoid and address serious health issues, including cancer, heart disease, diabetes and autoimmune diseases. 

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Whole-food, plant-based diets, typically low in fat and high in fiber, improve cellular function, organ function, and the body's ability to heal itself.

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Higher plant protein intake is associated with lower mortality. 

Conversely, higher animal protein intake is associated with higher mortality. 

Replacing animal protein with plant protein (iso-calorically) is associated with lower mortality. 

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The effects are even more pronounced with individuals with at least one lifestyle risk factor, such as diabetes, obesity, physical inactivity, alcohol use and smoking. 

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There are numerous studies that show this, including: 

•  Changes in Plant-Based Diet Quality and Total and Cause-Specific Mortality 

• Animal product consumption and mortality because of all causes combined, coronary heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and cancer in Seventh-day Adventists 

• Abstract P510: Association of Animal and Plant Protein Intake With Mortality Among US Adults: A Prospective Cohort Study 

• Animal and plant protein intake and all-cause and cause-specific mortality: results from two prospective US cohort studies

• Animal and Plant Protein Intake and Mortality in a Japanese Cohort

• A New Approach to Assess Lifetime Dietary Patterns Finds Lower Consumption of Animal Foods with Aging in a Longitudinal Analysis of a Health-Oriented Adventist Population 

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The beneficial Impact of a plant-based diet to specific health issues have also been proven.  Please explore research findings for specific disease classes and health areas below. 

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