Eating more plant-based foods may be linked to better heart health

Diets higher in plant foods and lower in animal foods were linked with lower risk of cardiovascular disease and death.

Unhealthful plant-based diet can increase heart disease risk

Plant-based diets can prevent the onset of heart disease, but eating unwholesome plant foods can have the opposite effect, researchers find.

Healthy plant-based diet linked with substantially lower type 2 diabetes risk

Consuming a plant-based diet — especially one rich in high-quality plant foods such as whole grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts, and legumes — is linked with substantially lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a new study.