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Degree of Adherence to Plant-Based Diet and Total and Cause-Specific Mortality: Prospective Cohort Study in the Million Veteran Program
High compliance with a plant-based diet can extend the lifespan of an individual.
This study examined the impact of a plant-based dietary pattern on mortality risk. Researchers surveyed the dietary and mortality records of over 300,000 US men and women aged 19-104 years recruited from the VA Million Veteran Program. A total of 31,136 deaths were recorded during the course of the study.
Researchers observed a 25% decline in total mortality risk among participants following a healthy plant-based diet. This study concluded that "a greater adherence to a plant-based diet was associated with substantially lower total mortality in this large population of veterans."
Research Summary Information
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2022
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Dong D Wang, Yanping Li, Xuan-Mai T Nguyen, Rebecca J Song, Yuk-Lam Ho, Frank B Hu, Walter C Willett, Peter W F Wilson, Kelly Cho, J Michael Gaziano, Luc Djoussé
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Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiology Research and Information Center (MAVERIC), VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA. The Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Departments of Nutrition, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA. Department of Medicine, Division of Aging, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA. Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA. Departments of Epidemiology, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA. Atlanta VA Medical Center, Atlanta, GA. Emory Clinical Cardiovascular Research Institute, Atlanta, GA.
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