Top clinicians are delivering a very clear message. A healthy vegan diet can help you lose weight, reverse Type 2 diabetes and protect heart health, reducing your risk of severe COVID-19.
LIZZY ROSENBERG: There are many factors that contribute to the sometimes-fatal effects of COVID-19 — a compromised immune system, old age, lung conditions, and obesity are only a few. That being said, studies show that certain lifestyle choices may reduce the severity of coronavirus symptoms, such as following a vegan diet, according to several top U.K. doctors.
“Going vegan is one of the simplest, cheapest things Britons can do to slash the risk of becoming seriously ill with COVID-19,” reads a letter written by British medical experts addressed to the government… “Now more than ever before it’s time to embrace the benefits of a plant-based diet before it’s too late”…
The letter explains that people who follow well-balanced, plant-based diets are less likely to be obese, have diabetes, and heart disease. Therefore, this ultimately lessens the severity of COVID-19 symptoms.
The country’s government has started tackling the obesity crisis by banning junk food ads from running before 9 p.m. as well as eliminating buy-one-get-one-free promotions. Although these are useful steps towards combatting weight problems, doctors feel they overlook the fact that encouraging a vegan diet — or at least cutting back on meat and animal byproducts — could vastly improve the issue…
Doctors are standing behind #SlashTheRiskCampaign created by vegan charity, Viva!, which is installing billboards promoting the benefits of a plant-based diet nationwide. Viva! director, Juliet Gellatley, said in an official statement: “Today some of Britain and America’s top clinicians are delivering a very clear message. A healthy vegan diet can help you lose weight, reverse Type 2 diabetes and protect heart health, reducing your risk of severe COVID-19″. SOURCE…
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