If you eat mostly plants like vegetables, fruits, beans, and whole grains—without too much processing—your heart stays healthier, you get all the nutrients you need, and it’s also better for the planet.

Eating more plants like vegetables, fruits, nuts, and beans may help protect your heart because they give you more good nutrients and less of the bad fats that can harm your heart.

Eating mostly plants like vegetables, fruits, and beans can help people who are at risk for heart disease or already have it lose weight and shrink their waistline, which might make their heart health better.

If you eat a lot of plant-based foods like white bread, soda, fries, and candy, you might be more likely to get heart disease than people who don’t eat as much of these foods—even though they’re still plant-based.

If you eat a lot of plant-based foods like white bread, soda, fries, and candy instead of healthy plants like vegetables and whole grains, you might be more likely to get heart disease—even if you don’t eat any meat. It’s not just about avoiding animal products; what kind of plants you eat matters.

The health benefits of eating plants come mostly from real foods like beans, vegetables, and fruits—not from fake meats or sugary vegan snacks.