
A major study published in a leading scientific journal has concluded that living a vegan lifestyle is likely to prolong your life.
The health benefits of veganism has been well-known for years. A plant-based diet is often rich in nutrients, can protect against certain cancers and lowers the chance of blood disease.
And a new landmark study has looked into how various biomarkers, which are linked to how long we live, are affected by a vegan diet.
The study published in The Journal of Nutrition analysed 840 people on a wide range of diets including vegan, vegetarian, pescetarian and full-on meat eaters.
Study
It found the vegan group had significantly more antioxidants in their bodies – likely because they are found in many fruit in vegetables.
Through blood, urine and fat samples the experiments also studied saturated fat, unsaturated fat and vitamins levels.
Vegans had the highest level of the antioxidant carotenoids, as well as isoflavones which reduce inflammation and therefore protect against cancer.
Nutrients
One widely used argument against a vegan diet is that is will leave people short on nutrients – such as healthy Omega-3 fatty acids, which are found in fish.
But it’s there are plenty of plant-based sources of Omega-3, such as chia seeds and walnuts.
And surprise, surprise – vegans also boasted the highest levels of Omega-3s of any of the groups studied.
‘Disease prevention’
To round off the study, the authors wrote: “In conclusion, we report significant and overall favorable differences in several biomarkers associated with nutrient intake, including carotenoids, isoflavones, enterolactone, and various fatty acids in vegetarians, particularly vegans compared to non-vegetarians.
“Our findings also provide some validation of the dietary patterns represented in the AHS-2 cohort, and may help to elucidate the significance of diet-related biomarkers in disease prevention.”
What do you think of this study? Tell us in the comments section below!
Lifestyle
Vegan culture, food, beauty & more
The Lord of the Rings franchise under fire after horse dies on set for the second time
- tb_admn
- 27th March 2023
PETA renews calls for Hollywood to replace animals with CGI Amazon’s television series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power has come under fire after a horse died during rehearsals for a season 2 scene in the UK. The horse was one of about 30 on set that day and died of cardiac …
Puma ditches kangaroo leather for ‘better’ vegan fabric
- Mohsina Dodhiya
- 3rd March 2023
Puma’s King soccer boots are made with vegan K-Better, a new animal-free upper material. Puma SE is officially phasing kangaroo leather out of its soccer boots this year. Instead, it will begin using a vegan fabric following rising consumer opposition to animal-made products. The German sporting goods company has redesigned its legendary KING football boot …
Continue reading “Puma ditches kangaroo leather for ‘better’ vegan fabric”
VEGAN MEMES
NEED A LAUGH?
QUIZZES
All the quizzes you love to binge!
QUIZ: If you score 11/12 on this quiz, you’re a verified vegan food expert
- Marlon Farrugia
- 10th January 2020
How much vegan knowledge do you have stored away? Do you have to Google your way through a shopping trip, or do you have all the bad E-numbers memorised? Find out now with this quiz. Marlon Farrugia Marlon Farrugia is a freelance writer from Brighton. He has been a dedicated vegan for many years, and …
Continue reading “QUIZ: If you score 11/12 on this quiz, you’re a verified vegan food expert”
QUIZ: What is your perfect Vegan Halloween Costume?
- Marlon Farrugia
- 13th October 2019
Spook Season approaches. There will be ghosts, goblins, ghouls, and glucose. You need a costume, and you want to it to show off your personality, which means VEGAN. But what to choose? Take our quiz to find out your perfect outfit. Marlon Farrugia Marlon Farrugia is a freelance writer from Brighton. He has been a …
Continue reading “QUIZ: What is your perfect Vegan Halloween Costume?”
QUIZ: What kind of vegetable are you?
- Marlon Farrugia
- 26th September 2019
“If you were a vegetable, what kind would you be?” A question that has tormented humanity throughout the ages – until now. Read: QUIZ: If you score 19/20 on THIS quiz, you’re a Vegan God Marlon Farrugia Marlon Farrugia is a freelance writer from Brighton. He has been a dedicated vegan for many years, and …