Research shows a significant improvement in mental health, wellbeing and work productivity in those on a vegan diet, as well as lower levels of depression and anxiety.
SHIREEN KASSAM: ‘Many of the important benefits of a plant-based diet – particularly for climate health and animals – are well known. Yet despite the science being very clear, there remains confusion about the impact on human health. We have long known for example, that a diet centered around whole plant-foods – fruits, vegetables, whole-grains, beans, nuts and seeds – significantly reduces the risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity and certain cancers.
In fact, a low-fat plant-based diet is the only diet to have been shown to actually reverse established coronary artery disease. It has also been seen to reverse type 2 diabetes, enable effective and sustained weight loss without portion control or exercise, and arrest the progression of early-stage prostate cancer. Here are five additional benefits of a plant-based diet that may surprise you’. SOURCE…
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