{"id":388,"date":"2019-11-28T18:02:28","date_gmt":"2019-11-28T18:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/donovancarper.com\/?p=388"},"modified":"2020-11-07T04:55:02","modified_gmt":"2020-11-07T13:55:02","slug":"evidence-at-a-glance-plant-based-diet-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.donovancarper.com\/index.php\/2019\/11\/28\/evidence-at-a-glance-plant-based-diet-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"Research at a Glance:  Plant-Based Diet Health Benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"<body>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/donovancarper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/pasta_1574950281-1024x683.jpeg?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-402\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donovancarper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/pasta_1574950281-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donovancarper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/pasta_1574950281-scaled.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donovancarper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/pasta_1574950281-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donovancarper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/pasta_1574950281-scaled.jpeg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption>A plant-based lifestyle is easy with whole-grain pasta!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This post provides evidence at a glance regarding research backed plant-based diet benefits.  For a more thorough review including risks, benefits, supplementation considerations and more, see my article <em><a href=\"https:\/\/donovancarper.com\/index.php\/2019\/11\/23\/plant-based-diet-claims-evidence-and-what-do-the-scriptures-say\/\">Plant-Based Diet:  Claims, Evidence, and\u2026What do the Scriptures Say?<\/a><\/em>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>WARNING:  changes in dietary patterns can significantly impact the function of certain medications\u2013discuss any significant dietary changes or use of supplements with your medical provider.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According evidence cited in the research:  those following a plant-based diet on average experienced:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lower chronic disease rates and lower mortality (death) rates:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Lower overall rates of death (mortality) by 10-20% <\/strong>for a variety of causes versus those of similar age and characteristics (Le &amp; Sabate, 2014; McEwen &amp; Bingham, 2019)<\/li><li><strong>Lower overall rates of chronic illness<\/strong> due to a variety of causes versus those of similar age and characteristics (McEwen &amp; Bingham, 2019)<\/li><li><strong>68% less deaths from cardiovascular and cerebrovascular<\/strong> <strong>events <\/strong>versus those of similar age and characteristics (Le &amp; Sabate (2014)  <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lower rates of certain cancers*, lower overall rates of death from cancer:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>8%<\/strong> <strong>Reduction in total cancer mortality rates for vegetarians <\/strong>versus meat eaters  (Dinu, Abbate, Gensini, Casini, &amp; Sofi, 2017)  <\/li><li><strong>15% reduction in total cancer mortality rates for adherents of vegan diets<\/strong> versus meat eaters (Dinu et al., 2017)    <\/li><li><strong>50% reduction in colon cancer<\/strong> <strong>rates <\/strong>versus meat eaters (Le &amp; Sabate, 2014)<\/li><li><strong>23% reduction in the cancers of the digestive tract <\/strong>versus meat eaters (Le &amp; Sabate, 2014)<\/li><li><strong>48% reduction in breast cancer death rates<\/strong> versus meat eaters (Le &amp; Sabate, 2014)<\/li><li><strong>35% reduction in prostate cancer risk<\/strong> versus meat eaters (Le &amp; Sabate, 2014)<\/li><li><strong>*<\/strong> <strong>Exception:  Urinary tract cancer rates were increased by 78% for vegans<\/strong> versus meat eaters (Le &amp; Sabate, 2014)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/donovancarper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/rice_1574954195-1024x682.jpeg?resize=390%2C260&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-413\" width=\"390\" height=\"260\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donovancarper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/rice_1574954195-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donovancarper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/rice_1574954195-scaled.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donovancarper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/rice_1574954195-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donovancarper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/rice_1574954195-scaled.jpeg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><figcaption>Brown Rice and Beans with Vegetables, Endless Combinations that are Cheap, Quick, and Delicious!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lower heart disease risk and lower rates of death from heart disease<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>23% reduction in mortality rates from heart disease for vegetarians <\/strong>versus meat eaters (Le &amp; Sabate, 2014)<\/li><li><strong>34% reduction in mortality rates from heart disease<\/strong> <strong>for pesco-vegetarians (no meat except fish) <\/strong>versus meat eaters (Key et al., 1999, as cited in Harland &amp; Gartland, 2016) <\/li><li><strong>42% reduction in mortality rates from heart disease for vegans <\/strong>versus meat eaters (Le &amp; Sabate, 2014)<\/li><li><strong>10-15% reduction in total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol<\/strong> <strong>by becoming a vegetarian!!<\/strong> (Ferdowsian &amp; Barnard, 2009 as cited in Harland &amp; Gartland, 2016)   <\/li><li><strong>15-25% reduction in total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol by becoming a vegan!! <\/strong> (Ferdowsian &amp; Barnard, 2009 as cited in Harland &amp; Gartland, 2016)<\/li><li><strong>55% reduced risk of developing clogged blood vessels of the heart (ischemic heart disease) for vegan males <\/strong>versus meat eaters (Le &amp; Sabate, 2014)<\/li><li><strong>55%<\/strong> <strong>reduced risk of developing high blood pressure for vegetarians<\/strong> versus meat eaters (Le &amp; Sabate, 2014) <\/li><li><strong>75% reduced risk of developing high blood pressure for vegans <\/strong>versus meat eaters (Le &amp; Sabate, 2014)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lower diabetes risk, improved health for diabetics<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Lower A1C levels for diabetics that adopt a plant-based diet, for some diabetics lowering to non-diabetic levels! <\/strong>(Dinu et al., 2017;  Wright, Wilson, Smith, Duncan, &amp; McHugh, 2017)<\/li><li><strong>Vegan whole-foods (non-processed) diets are superior to the American Diabetic Association\u2019s recommended diet for lowering A1C levels in diabetics <\/strong>(Olfert &amp; Wattick, 2018).<\/li><li><strong>74% lower risk of diabetes for lifelong vegetarians <\/strong>versus meat eaters (Vang et al., 2008 as cited in Olfert &amp; Wattick, 2018).<\/li><li><strong>53% lower risk of diabetes for those that switch to a vegetarian diet <\/strong>versus meat eaters (Chiu, Pan, Lin, &amp; Lin, 2018 as cited in Olfert &amp; Wattick, 2018) <\/li><li><strong>Less neuropathy pain!  Diabetic persons who adopted a vegan diet saw significant reductions in neuropathic pain <\/strong>when supplementing with vitamin B12 versus minimal improvement for meat eaters supplementing with vitamin B12 (Olfert &amp; Wattick, 2018)<\/li><li><strong>Improved kidney health for diabetics that switch to a vegan diet <\/strong>with less urine protein and improved creatinine clearance (Olfert &amp; Wattick, 2018)<\/li><li><strong>Reduced and even elimination of insulin and medication dependence for diabetics that adopted vegetarian or vegan diets  <\/strong>(Olfert &amp; Wattick, 2018)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/donovancarper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/soup_1574957621-1024x683.jpeg?resize=414%2C276&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-442\" width=\"414\" height=\"276\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donovancarper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/soup_1574957621-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donovancarper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/soup_1574957621-scaled.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donovancarper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/soup_1574957621-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donovancarper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/soup_1574957621-scaled.jpeg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 414px) 100vw, 414px\" \/><figcaption>Bean Soups and Whole Grain Breads: Filling and High in Nutrients, Fiber and Protein<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Leaner, meaner? (if that\u2019s your thing) you<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>17 lbs lower body weight on average for vegetarian males <\/strong>versus meat eating males  (Pilis, Stec, Zych, &amp; Pilis, 2014)<\/li><li><strong>7 lbs lower body weight on average for vegetarian females <\/strong>versus meat eating females (Pilis et al., 2014) <\/li><li><strong>Lower BMI on average for vegans of 23 versus meat eaters (meat eaters averaged 28)<\/strong> (Pilis et al., 2014)<\/li><li><strong>Lower BMI on average for vegetarians of 26 versus meat eaters (averaged 28)<\/strong> (Pilis et al., 2014)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Superior digestive system health<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Lower risk of diverticular disease<\/strong> <strong>including diverticulitis <\/strong>(Appleby &amp; Key, 2016, as cited in McEwen &amp; Bingham, 2019) <\/li><li><strong>Less constipation and more regular bowel movements <\/strong>(McEwen &amp; Bingham, 2019)<\/li><li><strong>Less liquid stools for those that suffer from loose stools <\/strong>(McEwen &amp; Bingham, 2019)<\/li><li><strong>Improved levels of healthy gut microbes due to increased pre-biotic intake <\/strong>(McEwen &amp; Bingham, 2019)<\/li><li> <strong>Superior nutrient and antioxidant<\/strong> <strong>intake including the following<\/strong>:  thiamin, folate, vitamin C, carotene, potassium and vitamin E versus the general population (Harland &amp; Gartland, 2016)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/donovancarper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/smoothie_1574963415-1024x683.jpeg?resize=396%2C263&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-480\" width=\"396\" height=\"263\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donovancarper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/smoothie_1574963415-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donovancarper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/smoothie_1574963415-scaled.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donovancarper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/smoothie_1574963415-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donovancarper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/smoothie_1574963415-scaled.jpeg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><figcaption>Smoothies are an Easy Way to Start the Day\u2013Oatmeal, Flaxeed, Fruits, Vegetables (and a side of coffee\u2013just sayin\u2019)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For further reading<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/donovancarper.com\/index.php\/2019\/11\/23\/plant-based-diet-claims-evidence-and-what-do-the-scriptures-say\/\">Plant-Based Diet:  Claims, Evidence, and\u2026What do the Scriptures Say?<\/a><\/em> : A thorough review of plant-based diet research findings, risks, benefits and more<\/li><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/donovancarper.com\/index.php\/2019\/11\/23\/a-brief-commentary-on-popular-diet-trends-and-their-absurdities\/\">A Brief Commentary on Popular Diet Trends and their Absurdities<\/a><\/em>: Paleo claims, Keto claims, Vegan claims and even a  \u201cMedium\u2019s\u201d claims are explored (and debunked!)<\/li><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/donovancarper.com\/index.php\/2019\/11\/23\/my-personal-experience-switching-to-a-plant-based-diet\/\">My Personal Experience: Switching to a Plant-based Diet<\/a><\/em>: Making the change is not as hard as you think\u2026and you may experience some surprises!<\/li><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/donovancarper.com\/index.php\/2020\/07\/04\/plant-based-diets-fears-answers\/\">Plant-based Diets: Fears &amp; Answers<\/a><\/em>: In this post I dispel myths, biases, and fears regarding plant-based diets, providing evidence-based answers to questions<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Outside Links:  These Sites Have Motivated and Helped Me Along the Way<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/\">https:\/\/nutritionfacts.org\/<\/a>:  A great website with lots of plant-based diet articles, evidence-based research findings, recipes and more, from the author of the book <em>How Not to Die<\/em>, Dr. Gregor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluezones.com\/\">Bluezones.com:<\/a>  Recipes, articles and inspiration touching not only on diet but entire lifestyle changes from the team that researched five global zones known for healthy, long-lived populations<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forksoverknives.com\/\">Forksoverknives.com: <\/a>Success stories, show casing of leaders in the plant-based movement, recipes, articles from the site inspired by the documentary of the same name<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mensjournal.com\/food-drink\/what-7-elite-vegan-athletes-eat-get-and-stay-ultra-jacked\/\">Men\u2019s Journal Article on Vegan Athletes:<\/a> This is one example of many online articles demonstrating you do not have to give up strength and fitness goals when you go plant-based<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">References:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dinu, M., Abbate, R., Gensini, G. F., Casini, A., &amp; Sofi, F. (2017). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/10408398.2016.1138447\">Vegetarian, vegan diets and multiple health outcomes: A systematic review with meta-analysis of observational studies<\/a>. <em>Critical reviews in food science and nutrition, <\/em>57<em>(<\/em>17), 3640-3649.   doi: 10.1080\/10408398.2016.1138447 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Harland, J., &amp;   Garton, L. (2016). <a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/full\/10.1111\/nbu.12235\">An update of the evidence relating to plantbased diets and   cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and overweight<\/a>. <em>Nutrition Bulletin<\/em>,   <em>41<\/em>(4), 323\u2013338.   https:\/\/doi-org.lopesalum.idm.oclc.org\/10.1111\/nbu.12235  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le, L. T., &amp; Sabat\u00e9, J. (2014). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4073139\/\">Beyond meatless, the health effects of vegan diets: findings from the Adventist cohorts.<\/a>\u00a0<em>Nutrients<\/em>,\u00a0<em>6<\/em>(6), 2131\u20132147. doi:10.3390\/nu6062131 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McEwen, B., &amp; Bingham, M. (2019). <a href=\"https:\/\/search.informit.com.au\/documentSummary;dn=451892523770453;res=IELHEA\">Vegan diet and chronic disease: A brief report.<\/a> <em>Journal of the Australian Traditional-Medicine Society<\/em>, <em>25<\/em>(2),  77\u201379. Retrieved from  http:\/\/search.ebscohost.com.lopesalum.idm.oclc.org\/login.aspx?direct=true&amp;db=a2h&amp;AN=137322002&amp;site=ehost-live  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Olfert, M. D., &amp; Wattick, R. A. (2018). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC6153574\/\">Vegetarian Diets and the Risk of Diabetes<\/a>. <em>Current diabetes reports<\/em>, <em>18<\/em>(11), 101. doi:10.1007\/s11892-018-1070-9  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pilis, W., Stec, K., Zych, M., &amp; Pilis, A. (2014). <a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Users\/test\/AppData\/Local\/Temp\/RPZH_2014_Vol_65_no1_pages_9_to_14.pdf\">Health benefits and risk associated with adopting a vegetarian diet<\/a>. <em>Roc<\/em>zniki <em>Panstwowego<\/em> <em>Zakladu Hygieni<\/em>, <em>65<\/em>(1), 9-14. Retrieved from https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/24964573 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wright, N., Wilson, L., Smith, M., Duncan, B., &amp; McHugh, P. (2017). <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/28319109\/\">The BROAD study: A randomised controlled trial using a whole food plant-based diet in the community for obesity, ischaemic heart disease or diabetes.<\/a>\u00a0<em>Nutrition &amp; diabetes<\/em>,\u00a0<em>7<\/em>(3), e256. doi:10.1038\/nutd.2017.3  <\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This post provides evidence at a glance regarding research backed plant-based diet benefits.  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