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I’ve been plant-based all of my life. Although I’m now a pescatarian, I was a full-fledged vegetarian for 18 years. And I remember the day I went vegetarian with extreme clarity. I was a counselor at a summer camp, and I’d gone with my campers to watch Chicken Run. I returned to my cabin extremely disturbed. I’d been thinking about going vegetarian for years, and that day I ripped off the Band-Aid and enrolled in the camp’s vegetarian meal plan.
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In the past, only vegetarians and vegans cared all that much about plant protein. That’s not the case anymore. In the first four months of 2020, sales of plant-based meat spiked 148 percent over the year before, according to the Plant Based Foods Association.
The plant-based food trend shows no signs of slowing down. By 2027, plant-based protein sales in the United States are projected to rake in 17 million dollars, more than triple today’s revenues, according to a report
Getting protein from plant-based sources like beans and nuts instead of animal proteins like red meat and dairy is linked to fewer deaths related to dementia and heart disease, according to a new study.
The study, published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association (JAHA), studied more than 100,000 post-menopausal women for nearly 20 years.
The women in the study who ate more protein from plant-based sources had an associated lower risk of deaths related to heart disease and dementia and a lower risk of all-cause mortality, or death from all causes, in comparison to women
A plant-based diet consists mostly of foods like fruits, vegetables, legumes, and whole grains.
If you choose a plant-based diet, you should avoid or limit meat, dairy, eggs, and seafood.
A plant-based diet may reduce your risk of diabetes, heart disease, and obesity.
Whether for health, ethical, environmental, or spiritual reasons, plant-based diets continue to grow in popularity, with nearly 10 million Americans adopting one. Here’s what you need to know about plant-based diets and their
