The Claim

Greater adherence to plant-based or vegetarian dietary patterns is associated with lower risks of coronary heart disease, stroke, and cardiovascular mortality in adult populations.

Source: The Impact of Plant-Based Diets on Cardiovascular Health: A Comprehensive Review

What the research says

Roughly balanced

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Correlation
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In plain English

People who eat more plants and less meat tend to have a lower chance of having heart attacks, strokes, or dying from heart problems.

See the scientific wording

Greater adherence to plant-based or vegetarian dietary patterns is associated with lower risks of coronary heart disease, stroke, and cardiovascular mortality in adult populations.

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: The Impact of Plant-Based Diets on Cardiovascular Health: A Comprehensive Review

    This study found that people who eat more plants and less meat have healthier hearts and are less likely to have heart attacks, strokes, or die from heart disease — exactly what the claim says.

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