A Healthy Heart

A Healthy Heart

Vegetarians have much lower cholesterol levels than meat eaters, and heart diseaseis less common in vegetarians. The reasons are not hard to find. Vegetarian meals are typically low in saturated fat and usually contain little or no cholesterol. Since cholesterol is found only in animal products such as meat, dairy, and eggs, vegans consume a cholesterolfree diet. The type of protein in a vegetarian diet may be another important advantage. Many studies show that replacing animal protein with plant protein lowers blood cholesterol levels even if the amount and type of fat in the diet staysthe same. Those studies show that a lowfat, vegetarian diet has a clear advantageover other diets.

Presented by Vegetarian Times
and the Physicians Committee
for Responsible Medicine