Eat a plant based diet if you want to live longer

Chinese monks know the secret – eating a vegan diet can extend your lifespan.   The benefits of plant-based diets including vegetarian diets have been scientifically demonstrated.

Early studies have shown that following a plant-based diet (vegetarian or even better vegan diet) can help prevent many chronic diseases including heart disease, autoimmune diseases, and cancer.

Now a new study reported in the Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association has provided more evidence to support the notion that eating a plant-based diet can help prevent cardiovascular diseases.

The study led by researchers at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health in Baltimore, Maryland shows that a diet consisting of a large portion of plant derived foods and a small portion of animal-based foods can help reduce risk for heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular disease.

Dr. Casey M. Rebholz and colleagues found men and women eating largely a plant-based diet have their cardiovascular conditions including heart attacks, stroke, and heart failure reduced by 16%.

Among those who follow a plant-based diet, the death risks from cardiovascular disease and any cause were 32% and 25% lower, respectively, compared to the risk for those who eat a diet with a least amount of plant-derived foods.

Dr. Rebholz was cited as saying “to reduce cardiovascular disease risk people should eat more vegetables, nuts, whole grains, fruits, legumes and fewer animal-based foods.”

如果你想长寿，可以吃植物性饮食

中国僧人知道这个秘密 – 吃纯素饮食可以延长你的寿命。包括素食在内的植物性饮食的好处已得到科学证明。

早期研究表明，以植物为基础的饮食（素食或甚至更好的纯素饮食）可以帮助预防许多慢性疾病，包括心脏病，自身免疫性疾病和癌症。

现在美国心脏协会杂志/美国卒中协会报道的一项新研究提供了更多的证据来支持这样的观点，即吃植物性饮食有助于预防心血管疾病。

由马里兰州巴尔的摩市约翰霍普金斯公共卫生学院的研究人员领导的这项研究表明，由大部分植物性食物和一小部分动物性食物组成的饮食有助于降低患心脏病，中风和其他心血管疾病的风险。疾病。

Casey M. Rebholz博士及其同事发现，主要以植物性饮食为主的男性和女性的心血管疾病，包括心脏病发作，中风和心力衰竭减少了16％。

在那些遵循以植物为基础的饮食的人群中，心血管疾病和任何原因导致的死亡风险分别比食用含植物最少量食物的人的风险低32％和25％。

引用Rebholz博士的话说，“为了降低心血管疾病的风险，人们应该多吃蔬菜，坚果，全谷物，水果，豆类和较少的动物性食物。”