Nutritional Studies and Diet · Systematic review or meta-analysis

Are vegetarian diets linked to a healthier heart?

Paper: Cardiovascular health and cancer risk associated with plant based diets: An umbrella review
Capodici et al. · PLoS ONE 2024 · doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0300711

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Are vegetarian diets linked to a healthier heart? Researchers combined 48 earlier reviews of vegetarian and vegan diets. Overall, these diets were linked to better cholesterol and a lower risk of heart disease. In one earlier pooled analysis, cancer risk was 8% lower in vegetarians than in meat eaters. In vegans, it was 15% lower. Vegetarians often have other healthy habits, and the studies varied widely, so this isn't proof that diet alone is the cause.

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