I’ve taken a look at the health benefits of veganism, including the research which found people following this diet are more likely to live longer than those who eat meat and dairy.
The vegan diet steers clear of meat, seafood and dairy – as well foods produced using animals, such as honey, some wine, beer and cider, filtered using animal products.
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The study, published in the JAMA Internal Medicine Journal was carried out by scientists at the Massachusetts General Hospital.
The scientists found every three per cent increase in calories from plant protein, was found to reduce risk of death by 10 per cent and the figure rises to 12 per cent for risk of dying from heart disease.
By increasing the share of animal protein in a person’s diet by 10 per cent, it led to a two per cent higher risk of death from all causes – increasing to an eight per cent higher chance of dying from heart disease.
Nobel prize winner, Elizabeth Blackburn discovered that a vegan diet turns on genes that help in preventing cancer. #WorldVeganDay
Haleh Moravej, a senior lecturer in Nutritional Sciences at Manchester Metropolitan University, told :
Research suggests vegan diets usually contain more dietary fibre but have less cholesterol and saturated fat.This reduces the risk of many modern chronic diseases such as heart disease, Type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure, however, without informed food choices or supplementation, deficiencies may be an issue.Health experts suggest informed and well-planned vegan diets are suitable for all individuals at all stages of life.Diet is just one element of a complicated lifestyle puzzle so to live longer, one has to look at other indicators but a healthy, plant based, balanced, varied, nourishing and sustainable diet, could improve the quality of life.We don’t have enough data to say exactly how a vegetarian diet influences long-term health. It’s difficult to tease out the influence of vegetarianism from other practices vegetarians are more likely to follow, such as not smoking, not drinking excessively and getting adequate exercise.
Tim Shieff, a professional British free-runner, who was the last man standing in the first series of Ninja Warrior UK and a finalist in the second series, has been a vegan since 2012.
He’s an advocate for the vegan diet, proving you don’t need to eat animal products to be in good shape or for fitness levels.
There are also a number of vegan public figures and celebrities including grime artist JME, actors Liam Hemsworth, Jared Leto and Joaquin Phoenix, to name a few.
You can watch Tim speaking about veganism on the below podcast:
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Professor Moravej also told :
